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Paragraph 14 Handling of animals delivered in containersF1F2I1

England, Wales and Scotland

In addition to the requirements in Part II above, the occupier of a slaughterhouse and any person engaged in the movement of any animal delivered in any container shall ensure that—

(a)

any container in which any such animal is transported is handled with care and is not thrown, dropped or knocked over;

(b)

where possible, the container is loaded and unloaded horizontally and mechanically;

(c)

any animal delivered in a container with a perforated or flexible bottom is unloaded with particular care in order to avoid injury; and

(d)

where appropriate, animals are unloaded from the containers individually.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

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)

F2

Sch. 3 ceases to have effect (S. in relation to slaughterhouses) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(1) (with reg. 30(3))

Commencement

I1

Sch. 3 para. 14 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)