PART IISLAUGHTERHOUSES ACT 1974

Consequential amendments5

1

In section 4(5) of the Slaughterhouses Act 1974 (power of local authority to require information about past or present licences under section 1 of the Act on an application for a knacker’s yard licence)—

a

after “other licence” there shall be inserted “which he has held”;

b

for “knacker’s yard which he holds or has held” there shall be substituted “which he holds or has held in respect of a knacker’s yard”; and

c

after “another local authority” there shall be inserted “, or as to any slaughterhouse licence which he holds or has held”.

2

After section 4(5) of that Act there shall be inserted—

6

In subsection (5) above, “slaughterhouse licence” means a licence issued under regulations made by virtue of section 19(1)(b) of the Food Safety Act 19904 for the use of any premises as a slaughterhouse.

3

In section 14 of that Act (exception of licensed slaughterhouses from restrictions in local legislation) the existing provision shall become subsection (1), and after that subsection there shall be inserted—

2

In this section, “slaughterhouse licence” means a licence issued under regulations made by virtue of section 19(1)(b) of the Food Safety Act 1990 for the use of any premises as a slaughterhouse

4

In section 15(5) of the Act, for “sections 1 to 14” there shall be substituted “section 14”.