# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 5: Construction of the chamber

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The operator of a chamber used to kill birds must ensure that the chamber is–
(a) designed, adapted, constructed, and maintained so as to avoid injury to any bird;
(b) fitted with an apparatus that can deliver the relevant gas mixture to the chamber in accordance with the combinations listed in the table in Part V of this Schedule;
(c) fitted with devices which–
(i) measure and display the maximum concentration by volume of oxygen in the gas mixture specified in combination 3 in that table or the minimum concentration by volume of carbon dioxide, in the gas mixture specified in combination 1 and 2 of that table, as a percentage at the point of minimum concentration in the chamber;
(ii) where combination 3 in that table is used, give clearly visible or audible warning signals where the final concentration by volume of oxygen rises above 5% for more than 30 seconds; and
(iii) where combination 1 or 2 in that table is used, give clearly visible or audible warning signals where the final concentration by volume of carbon dioxide falls below 45% for more than 30 seconds; and
(d) fitted with a means of visually monitoring birds in the chamber.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/schedule/7A/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/schedule-7A/paragraph-5
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