Paragraph 8 Specific requirements for stunning by electronarcosis — electrodesF1 F2 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

~~No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, electrodes to stun any animal unless—~~

(a)

~~the electrodes are so placed that they span the brain, enabling the current to pass through it;~~

(b)

~~appropriate measures are taken to ensure that there is good electrical contact; and~~

(c)

~~the strength and duration of the current used is such that the animal is immediately rendered unconscious and remains so until it is dead.~~

Annotations

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. 5 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))