The Heads of Sheep and Goats (Treatment and Disposal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Initial treatment of the heads of sheep and goats elsewhere than at a slaughterhouse

5.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) and regulation 6, when the head of a sheep or goat is removed from the carcase in any premises other than a slaughterhouse, the occupier of the premises at which the head is removed (in this regulation referred to as “the occupier”) shall ensure that it is stained immediately after removal, and in any event before it is frozen.

(2) Subject to regulation 7, the occupier shall ensure that any head removed from the carcase of a sheep or goat does not come into contact with any other animal material while on the premises and that it is consigned in accordance with Article 4 of the HSG Order and disposed of in accordance with these Regulations.

(3) In any case where the head which has been removed from the carcase of a sheep or goat and is intended to be examined by or on behalf of the Department or a veterinary surgeon, the head shall not be stained until after the completion of such examination.

(4) The provisions of this regulation shall not apply in the case of a post-mortem examination of a sheep or goat carried out by a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner provided that he makes arrangements for the disposal of the whole carcase by burial or incineration.