Paragraph 3 Specific requirements for killing for the purpose of disease control by electrocutionF1I1
England, Wales and Scotland
No person shall kill any animal for the purposes of disease control by electrocution, or cause or permit any animal to be so killed, unless—
the strength and duration of the current used are sufficient to kill immediately an animal of that species; and
the animal has been stunned in accordance with paragraph 5, or with paragraphs 8 and 9, or with paragraphs 10 and 11 of Schedule 5.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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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)
Commencement
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Sch. 9 para. 3 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)