Paragraph 4 Slaughter or killing of animals which have experienced pain or suffering and unweaned animalsF1I1
England, Wales and Scotland
The occupier of a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard and any person engaged in the movement or lairaging of any animal shall ensure that—
any animal which has experienced pain or suffering during transport or following its arrival at the slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard; and
any animal which is too young to take solid feed,
is slaughtered or killed immediately.
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. 3 para. 4 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)
Notes on Schedule 3
Textual amendments
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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))
Notes on Part II
Textual amendments
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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))