Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009Show full title

Article 26 U.K. Stricter F1 ... rules

1. This Regulation shall not prevent [F2 the Appropriate Minister] from maintaining any F3 ... rules aimed at ensuring more extensive protection of animals at the time of killing in force at the time of entry into force of this Regulation.

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2. [F5 The Appropriate Minister] may adopt F6 ... rules aimed at ensuring more extensive protection of animals at the time of killing than those contained in this Regulation in relation to the following fields:

(a) the killing and related operations of animals outside of a slaughterhouse;

(b) the slaughtering and related operations of farmed game as defined in point 1.6 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, including reindeer;

(c) the slaughtering and related operations of animals in accordance with Article 4(4).

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Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Art. 26 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Words in Art. 26(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(b)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Word in Art. 26(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(b)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in Art. 26(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Words in Art. 26(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(c)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Word in Art. 26(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(c)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7 Words in Art. 26(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F8 Art. 26(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F9 Art. 26(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)