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Restriction on Pithing (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 447 of 2001).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal welfare Animal health Pests/diseases
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Coming into force on 1 April 2001/1 July 2001.
Abstract

These Regulations give effect in England to article 5 of Commission Decision 2000/418/EC. They: (a) prohibit the use of the technique known as "pithing" in the slaughter of bovine, ovine or caprine animals for sale (given an extended meaning by regulation 2(2)(b)) for human or animal consumption (reg. 2(1)); (b) provide that all parts of the carcase (other than the hide) of an illegally pithed animal are to be "specified risk material" for the purposes of the Specified Risk Material Order 1997 and the Specified Risk Material Regulations 1997, in each case as amended (reg. 3); (c) make a consequential amendments to the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 insofar as they extend to England (reg. 4); (d) give a power of entry to persons appointed as inspectors by the relevant enforcement authority (reg. 5); (e) create offences and penalties (regs. 2(3), 6 and 7); and (f) specify who is to enforce them (reg. 8).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 731 of 1995).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995

Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Slaughtering, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 68 of 2006).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Slaughtering, Inspection, Registration, Authorization/permit, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX