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| United Kingdom | 1995 Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Slaughtering, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 68 of 2006).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