Restriction on Pithing (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. No. 73 of 2001). Pays/Territoire Royaume-Uni Sous-division territoriale Scotland Type du document Règlement Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail Mot clé Protection des animaux Santé des animaux Parasites/maladies Aire géographique Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique Nord, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord Entry into force notes Coming into force on 8 March 2001. Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.opsi.gov.uk Références - Législation Amende Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 731 of 1995). Législation | Royaume-Uni | 1995 Mot clé: Protection des animaux, Transport/dépôt, Abattage, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Abrogé par TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. No. 255 of 2002). Législation | Royaume-Uni | 2002 Mot clé: Parasites/maladies, Abattage, Inspection, Collecte de données/déclarations, Aliments pour animaux, Santé des animaux Source: FAO, FAOLEX