# The Slaughter of Animals (Humane Conditions) Regulations 1990, Regulation 6: Conditions to be observed in connection with the confinement and treatment of animals awaiting slaughter


No person shall—
(a) cause unnecessary pain or unnecessary distress to any animal which is awaiting slaughter in a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard or which is confined in a lairage; or
(b) permit any such pain or distress of which he knows or may reasonably be expected to know.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1242/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/slaughter-of-animals-humane-conditions-regulations-1990/regulation-6
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