Paragraph 6 Treatment of animals delivered other than in containersF1F2I1
England, Wales and Scotland
In addition to the requirements of Part II above, the occupier of a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard and any person engaged in the movement of animals which are delivered other than in a container shall ensure that—
care is taken not to frighten, excite or mistreat any animal;
no animal is overturned;
if any animal is not slaughtered or killed immediately on arrival at the slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard, it is lairaged; and
no animal is taken to the place of slaughter or killing unless it can be slaughtered or killed without delay.
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. 6 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)