Schedule 1 CERTIFICATE FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE

A certificate issued by a veterinary surgeon designated for the purposes of the Poultry Meat (Hygiene) Regulations 1976^f1 or the Poultry Meat (Hygiene) (Scotland) Regulations 1976^f2 certifying that

(i)

the holder has demonstrated that he is a competent person to slaughter a bird or to stun a bird,and

(ii)

the holder has a sufficient knowledge of the provisions of the Actand of any regulations made and codes of practice issued under it and for the time being in force so far as those provisions relate to the slaughter of a bird or, where appropriate, the stunning of a bird,and

(iii)

the holder has a sufficient appreciation of the importance of the protection of birds whilst awaitingand during slaughter against unnecessary pain or unnecessary distressand a sufficient knowledge of the action to be taken where unnecessary pain or unnecessary distress is observed.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1976/1209. The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1990/2486.
f2: S.I. 1976/1221, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.