# The Slaughter of Poultry (Licences and Specified Qualifications) Regulations 1991, Regulation 3: Scope


(1) These Regulations shall not apply in relation to slaughter
(a) for a purpose other than a commercial purpose;
(b) in pursuance of powers conferred by, or by any instrument made or having effect as if made under, the Animal Health Act 1981;
(c) in the course of a procedure authorised under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986;
(d) by a veterinary surgeon, or a person acting under his direction, where the veterinary surgeon is acting in the exercise of his profession;
(e) on premises forming part of an agricultural holding on which the bird was reared, if the slaughter is by means of dislocation of the neck and without prior stunning; or
(f) of a bird which is not more than 72 hours old.
(2) A bird is slaughtered for a commercial purpose if it is slaughtered
(a) in the course or furtherance of a business or for reward; or
(b) by, or on behalf of, the purchaser of the bird on premises belonging to, occupied by or under the control of, the seller of the bird; or
(c) in a market place.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1676/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/slaughter-of-poultry-licences-and-specified-qualifications-regulations-1991/regulation-3
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