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The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014

W.S.I. 2014/951 · Made 8 April 2014 · Extends to England and Wales

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Animals, Wales

Prevention Of Cruelty

Made 8 April 2014

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 10 April 2014

Coming into force 20 May 2014

The Welsh Ministers are designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f1 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Unionf2 and make these Regulations in exercise of those powers, and the powers conferred by paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act, and with the consent of the Treasury under section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973f3.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Welsh Ministers that it is expedient for the references in these Regulations to the Annexes to Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killingf4 to be construed as references to those Annexes as amended from time to time.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and section 3(3) of the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).

f2

S.I. 2010/2690.

f3

1973 c.51. Section 56 was amended by S.I. 2011/1043, article 6(1)(e).

f4

OJ No L 303, 18.11.2009, p.1.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Title, application and commencement
  3. 2Expiry
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. 4The competent authority
  6. Part 2: Certificates, temporary certificates and licences
  7. Chapter 1: Certificates and temporary certificates
  8. 5Requirement for a certificate or temporary certificate
  9. 6Operations which require a certificate or temporary certificate
  10. 7Certificates
  11. 8Conditions for a certificate
  12. 9Temporary certificates
  13. 10Conditions for a temporary certificate
  14. 11Grant of certificates and temporary certificates
  15. Chapter 2: Licences
  16. 12Requirement for a licence
  17. 13Operations which require a licence
  18. 14Exceptions to the requirement for a licence
  19. 15Licences
  20. 16Conditions for a licence
  21. 17Grant of licences
  22. Chapter 3: Administrative provisions
  23. 18Refusal to grant a certificate, temporary certificate or licence
  24. 19Suspension or revocation of a certificate, temporary certificate or licence
  25. 20Modification of a certificate or licence
  26. 21Refusal to modify a certificate or licence
  27. 22Appeals
  28. 23WASK licences
  29. 24Fees
  30. Part 3: National rules
  31. 25Additional requirements for slaughterhouses
  32. 26Additional requirements for killing animals other than in slaughterhouses
  33. 27Additional requirements for killing animals in accordance with religious rites
  34. 28Killing animals other than those to which the EU Regulation applies
  35. Part 4: Derogation
  36. 29Depopulation operations
  37. Part 5: Offences and penalties
  38. 30Offences
  39. 31Obstruction offences
  40. 32Offences by bodies corporate
  41. 33Penalties
  42. Part 6: Enforcement
  43. 34Inspectors
  44. 35Power to enter premises
  45. 36Warrants
  46. 37Power to inspect and seize
  47. 38Enforcement notices
  48. 39Appeals against enforcement notices
  49. 40Power of local authority to prosecute
  50. 41Time limit for prosecutions
  51. Part 7: Miscellaneous provisions
  52. 42Notices
  53. 43Consequential and supplementary amendments
  54. 44Transitional provision: certificates
  55. 45Transitional provision: slaughterhouses (layout, construction and equipment)
  56. 46Revocations
  57. Signature
  58. Schedule 1: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SLAUGHTERHOUSES
  59. Part 1: Introductory
  60. 1Interpretation
  61. 2Scope
  62. Part 2: Layout, construction and equipment of slaughterhouses
  63. 3General requirements
  64. 4Animals delivered other than in containers
  65. 5Lairages other than field lairages
  66. 6Field lairages
  67. 7Shackle lines
  68. 8Stunning pens
  69. 9Facilities for horses
  70. Part 3: Handling operations
  71. 10General requirements
  72. 11Inspection of animals
  73. 12Animals which have experienced pain or suffering and unweaned animals
  74. 13Animals delivered other than in containers
  75. 14The driving of animals
  76. 15Moving animals with care
  77. 16Instruments for guiding animals
  78. 17Lairaging of animals
  79. Part 4: Restraining operations
  80. 18General requirement
  81. 19Restraining bovine animals
  82. 20Suspending poultry
  83. 21Shackle lines
  84. 22Restraining operations
  85. Part 5: Stunning and killing operations
  86. 23General requirements
  87. 24Penetrative captive bolts
  88. 25Non-penetrative captive bolts
  89. 26Percussive blow to the head
  90. 27Electrical stunning other than by waterbath
  91. 28Electrical stunning by waterbath
  92. 29Exposure to gas – pigs
  93. 30Exposure to gas – poultry
  94. 31Bleeding or pithing
  95. 32Horses
  96. Schedule 2: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR KILLING ANIMALS OTHER THAN IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES
  97. Part 1: Introductory
  98. 1Interpretation
  99. 2Scope
  100. 3Exemptions
  101. Part 2: Layout, construction and equipment of premises
  102. 4General requirements
  103. 5Animals delivered other than in containers
  104. 6Lairages other than field lairages
  105. 7Field lairages
  106. 8Shackle lines
  107. 9Stunning pens
  108. 10Facilities for horses
  109. Part 3: Handling operations
  110. 11General requirements
  111. 12Inspection of animals
  112. 13Animals which have experienced pain or suffering and unweaned animals
  113. 14Emergency killing
  114. 15Animals delivered other than in containers
  115. 16The lifting or dragging of animals
  116. 17The driving of animals
  117. 18Moving animals with care
  118. 19Instruments to guide animals
  119. 20Instruments to make animals move
  120. 21Treatment of animals
  121. 22Lairaging of animals
  122. 23Handling of animals delivered in containers
  123. 24Killing of animals delivered in containers
  124. 25Poultry awaiting killing at place of purchase
  125. Part 4: Restraining operations
  126. 26General requirement
  127. 27Restraining bovine animals
  128. 28Electric currents
  129. 29Tying legs
  130. 30Suspending animals
  131. 31Shackle lines
  132. 32Restraining operations
  133. Part 5: Stunning and killing operations
  134. 33General requirements
  135. 34Penetrative captive bolts
  136. 35Non-penetrative captive bolts
  137. 36Percussive blow to the head
  138. 37Electrical stunning other than by waterbath
  139. 38Electrical stunning by waterbath
  140. 39Exposure to gas – prohibition
  141. 40Exposure to gas – pigs
  142. 41Exposure to gas – poultry
  143. 42Bleeding or pithing
  144. 43Horses
  145. 44Surplus chicks in hatchery waste
  146. Schedule 3: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR KILLING ANIMALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RELIGIOUS RITES
  147. Part 1: Introductory
  148. 1Interpretation
  149. 2General prohibition
  150. Part 2: Sheep, goats and bovine animals
  151. 3Restraint of adult bovine animals
  152. 4Use and maintenance of restraining pens
  153. 5Method of killing
  154. 6Handling of sheep, goats and bovine animals during killing
  155. Part 3: Birds
  156. 7Method of killing
  157. 8Handling birds during killing
  158. Part 4: Rabbinical Commission
  159. 9Membership
  160. 10Supplementary
  161. Schedule 4: KILLING ANIMALS OTHER THAN THOSE TO WHICH THE EU REGULATION APPLIES
  162. 1Interpretation
  163. 2Scope
  164. 3Exemptions
  165. 4Humane killing
  166. 5Poultry, rabbits or hares bled for private domestic consumption
  167. Schedule 5PROVISIONS OF THE EU REGULATION
  168. Schedule 6: CONSEQUENTIAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY AMENDMENTS
  169. 1The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2009
  170. Schedule 7: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (CERTIFICATES)
  171. 1Operations in a slaughterhouse immediately before 1 January 2013
  172. 2Simplified procedure for persons who have three years’ professional experience
  173. Schedule 8: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (SLAUGHTERHOUSES)
  174. 1Animals delivered other than in containers
  175. 2Lairages other than field lairages
  176. 3Field lairages
  177. 4Shackle lines
  178. 5Electrical stunning other than by waterbath
  179. 6Electrical stunning by waterbath
  180. 7Exposure to gas
  181. Explanatory note