# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 4: Use and maintenance of restraining pens

Extent: E+W+S

The occupier of a slaughterhouse in which there is a restraining pen shall ensure that—
(a) 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;
(b) the pen is kept in good working order; and
(c) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/schedule/12/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/schedule-12/paragraph-4
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