Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. No. 407 of 2011). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Slaughtering Birds Poultry Offences/penalties Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 in relation with replacement of Council Directive 93/119/EC with Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 and to: insert a new regulation (26A) on the prosecution of summery offences; provide with respect to the use of gas to kill birds in a slaughter house, knacker’s yard (Schedule 7) or at the premises where the birds are kept. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing. Legislation | European Union | 2009 (2018) Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal welfare, Slaughtering Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. No. 558 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Slaughtering, Inspection, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Hunting/capture Source: FAO, FAOLEX