Restriction on Pithing (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. No. 73 of 2001). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland 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 8 March 2001. Abstract These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, give effect to article 5 of Commission Decision 2000/418/EC. These Regulations: (a) prohibit the use of the technique known as "pithing" in the slaughter of bovine, ovine or caprine animals for sale 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 deemed to be specified risk material for the purposes of the Specified Risk Material Order 1997 and the Specified Risk Material Regulations 1997, as amended in each case (reg. 3); (c) make a consequential amendment to the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (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). To "pith" an animal is to lacerate, after stunning, its central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity. 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| United Kingdom | 1995 Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Slaughtering, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. No. 255 of 2002). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002 Keyword: Pests/diseases, Slaughtering, Inspection, Data collection/reporting, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX