# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 5: Manual back up of automatic machinery

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The occupier of a slaughterhouse shall ensure that no bird is slaughtered by means of automatic neck cutters unless, whenever the neck cutters are operated, a person is present who is able to ascertain whether or not the neck cutters have effectively severed at least one of the carotid arteries or the vessels from which they arise.
(2) In the event of the machinery not being effective in severing at least one of the carotid arteries or the vessels from which they arise, the occupier of the slaughterhouse in which the neck cutters are situated shall ensure that the bird is slaughtered or killed immediately.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/schedule/6/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/schedule-6/paragraph-5
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