# Slaughterhouses Act 1974, Section 14: Restriction of slaughterhouses only by agreement.

Extent: E+W

(1) Nothing in, or in any instrument made under, any local Act shall make unlawful, or subject any person to any penalty by reason of, the use of any premises as a slaughterhouse or the slaughter of animals on any premises at a time when a slaughterhouse licence is in force in respect of the premises; but, with a view to reducing the number of slaughterhouses, a local authority may—
(a) acquire by agreement any premises in their district which are used as a slaughterhouse and discontinue the use of the premises for that purpose;
(b) agree with the person interested in any premises in the district which are used as a slaughterhouse for the discontinuance of slaughtering on those premises.
(2) In this section, “slaughterhouse licence” means a licence issued under regulations made by virtue of section 19(1)(b) of the Food Safety Act 1990 for the use of any premises as a slaughterhouse

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/3/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/slaughterhouses-act-1974/section-14
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