The Slaughter of Poultry (Licences and Specified Qualifications) Regulations 1991

Scope

3.—(1) These Regulations shall not apply in relation to slaughter

(a) for a purpose other than a commercial purpose;

(b) in pursuance of powers conferred by, or by any instrument made or having effect as if made under, the Animal Health Act 1981(1);

(c) in the course of a procedure authorised under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986(2);

(d) by a veterinary surgeon, or a person acting under his direction, where the veterinary surgeon is acting in the exercise of his profession;

(e) on premises forming part of an agricultural holding on which the bird was reared, if the slaughter is by means of dislocation of the neck and without prior stunning; or

(f) of a bird which is not more than 72 hours old.

(2) A bird is slaughtered for a commercial purpose if it is slaughtered

(a) in the course or furtherance of a business or for reward; or

(b) by, or on behalf of, the purchaser of the bird on premises belonging to, occupied by or under the control of, the seller of the bird; or

(c) in a market place.

(1)

1981 c. 22.

(2)

1986 c. 14.