Paragraph 4 Use and maintenance of restraining pensF1I1
England, Wales and Scotland
The occupier of a slaughterhouse in which there is a restraining pen shall ensure that—
the means of restraining and supporting a bovine animal confined in such a pen described in paragraph 3(2)(a) and (b) above are used in respect of any bovine animal confined in it;
the pen is kept in good working order; and
if it has been modified after it has been approved by the Minister, the pen is not used again until a fresh approval is given by the Minister.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Regulations revoked (W.) (20.5.2014) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/951), regs. 1(c), 46(a); and revoked (E.) (5.11.2015) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1782), regs. 1(4), 47(a)
Commencement
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Sch. 12 para. 4 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)