Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 1240 (S. 137)

The Slaughter of Animals (Humane Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1990

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1990 No. 1240 (S. 137)

ANIMALS
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY

The Slaughter of Animals (Humane Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1990

Made	13th June 1990

Laid before Parliament

14th June 1990

Coming into force

5th July 1990

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
INTRODUCTORY
1.	Citation and commencement.
2.	Interpretation.
PART II
CONSTRUCTION, LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT OF SLAUGHTERHOUSES, KNACKERS YARDS AND LAIRAGES
3.	Construction, layout and equipment of slaughterhouses, knacker's yards and lairages.
4.	Unloading of animals.
PART III
CONDITIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONFINEMENT AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS AWAITING SLAUGHTER
5.	Humane handling of animals.
6.	Provision of water and food.
7.	Space standards and bedding.
8.	Lairages and fields.
9.	Penning etc of animals.
PART IV
CONDITIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN CONNECTION WITH THE STUNNING AND SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS
10.	Responsibilities of slaughtermen.
11.	Responsibilities of occupier for unfit and young animals.
PART V
STUNNING PENS AND STUNNING EQUIPMENT
12.	Provision of stunning pens.
13.	Removal of exemption from requirement to provide stunning pens.
14.	Methods of stunning.
15.	Design of stunning pens.
16.	Use of stunning equipment.
17.	Stunning and sticking.
18.	Treatment of stunned or slaughtered animals.
19.	Prohibition of casting pens and saving.
PART VI
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR RELIGIOUS SLAUGHTER AND SAVING
20.	Religious slaughter of bovines.
21.	Maintenance of restraining pens.
22.	Handling of animals during slaughter.
23.	Method of slaughter.
24.	Handling of animals after religious slaughter.
PART VII
QUALIFICATIONS OF SLAUGHTERMEN
25.	Qualifications of slaughtermen.
PART VIII
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR KNACKERS YARDS
26.	Prohibition of use of horses for work.
27.	Prohibition of removal of live animals from knackers' yards.
PART IX
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR HORSES
28.	Lairages for horses.
29.	Slaughter of horses.
PART X
NOTICES, RECORDS AND RETURNS
30.	Records of horses or carcases of horses.
31.	Records of other animals and carcases in knackers' yards.
32.	Retention of records.
33.	Production of records for inspection.
PART XI
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
34.	Penalties.
35.	Action following on contravention.
PART XII
REVOCATIONS
36.	Revocations.

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