Paragraph 6 I1F1F2
England, Wales and Scotland
Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, no person shall suspend, or cause or permit to be suspended, any animal before stunning or killing.
The prohibition in sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply in the case of birds which may be suspended for stunning or killing provided that—
no bird is suspended in such a manner as to cause it avoidable pain or suffering;
appropriate measures are taken to ensure that, at the point of being stunned or killed, the bird is in a sufficiently relaxed state for stunning or killing to be carried out effectively and without undue delay; and
no bird is suspended for more than 3 minutes in the case of a turkey or 2 minutes in other cases before being stunned or killed.
For the purposes of this paragraph, any animal which is held in a restraint system is not regarded as being suspended.
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. 4 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))
- F3
Sch. 4 para. 6(2)(c) substituted: (E.) (6.1.2005) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3272), regs. 1(2), 2(3); (S.) (6.1.2005) by The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/13), regs. 1(a), 2(3); and (W.) (12.9.2007) by Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2461), regs. 1(2), 2(5)
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 4 para. 6 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)