| Guvnor

Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

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Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts

Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 203 duties

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) 121 duties

Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 112 duties

Space Industry Regulations 2021 76 duties

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 66 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

39 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation and commencement

s.002 Expiry

s.003 Interpretation

s.004 The competent authority

s.005 Requirement for a certificate or temporary certificate

s.006 Operations which require a certificate or temporary certificate

s.007 Certificates

s.008 Conditions for a certificate

s.009 Temporary certificates

s.010 Conditions for a temporary certificate

s.011 Grant of certificates and temporary certificates

s.012 Refusal to grant a certificate or temporary certificate

s.013 Suspension or revocation of a certificate or temporary certificate

s.014 Modification of a certificate

s.015 Refusal to modify a certificate

s.016 Review by the competent authority

s.017 WASK licences

s.018 Additional requirements for slaughterhouses

s.019 Additional requirements for killing animals other than in slaughterhouses

s.020 Additional requirements for slaughtering animals in accordance with religious rites

s.021 Killing animals other than those to which the EU Regulation applies

s.022 Depopulation operations

s.023 Offences

s.024 Obstruction offences

s.025 Offences by bodies corporate

s.026 Penalties

s.027 Inspectors

s.028 Power to enter premises

s.029 Warrants

s.030 Power to inspect and seize

s.031 Enforcement notices

s.032 Appeals against enforcement notices

s.033 Power of a district council to prosecute

s.034 Time limits for prosecutions

s.035 Consequential amendments

s.036 Transitional provisions: certificates

s.037 Transitional provisions: slaughterhouses

s.038 Review

s.039 Revocations

Schedules

47 of 106 shown

s.sch001 General requirements Regulated

Handle animals humanely during unloading and lairagingOperator

s.sch001 Inspection of animals Regulated

Inspect every animal morning and eveningOperator

s.sch001 Animals which have experienced pain or suffering and unweaned animals Regulated

Kill injured or unweaned animals immediatelyOperator

s.sch001 Animals delivered other than in containers Regulated

Handle animals delivered loose with care and kill without delayOperator

s.sch001 Moving animals with care Regulated

Move animals with care and lead individually when necessaryOperator

s.sch001 Instruments for guiding animals Regulated

Use guiding instruments only for guiding animals and only brieflyOperator

s.sch001 Lairaging of animals Regulated

Feed lairaged animals without unnecessary disturbanceOperator

s.sch001 Suspending poultry Regulated

Ensure shackled poultry are relaxed before stunning or killingOperator

s.sch001 Restraining Operations Regulated

Position animals correctly for head stunning or killingOperator

s.sch001 General requirements Regulated

Ensure stunning/killing equipment is used for rapid and effective results, and no simple stunning without immediate killOperator

s.sch001 Exposure to gas – pigs Regulated

Ensure gas stunner equipment, lighting, monitoring and emergency access for pigsOperator

s.sch001 General requirements Regulated

Ensure suitable facilities, equipment and maintenance for humane killingOperator

s.sch001 Exposure to gas – poultry Regulated

Ensure safe gas stunning of poultry and maintain equipmentOperator

s.sch001 Animals delivered other than in containers Regulated

Ensure unloading equipment is safe and ramps are as level as possibleOperator

s.sch001 Lairages other than field lairages Regulated

Provide adequate lairage pens, ventilation and feeding equipment at slaughterhouseOperator

s.sch001 Field lairages Regulated

Keep field lairage safe and provide adequate feeding equipmentOperator

s.sch001 Shackle lines Regulated

Keep shackle lines and poultry processing equipment accessibleOperator

s.sch001 Stunning pens Regulated

Ensure stunning pens for adult cattle meet construction requirementsOperator

s.sch001 Facilities for horses Regulated

Provide separate horse-killing room and safe loose box in lairageOperator

s.sch002 Facilities for horses Regulated

Provide separate killing room and safe loose boxes for horsesOperator

s.sch002 General requirements Regulated

Handle animals humanely during unloading and lairagingOperator

s.sch002 Inspection of animals Regulated

Inspect animals twice daily (morning and evening)Operator

s.sch002 Animals which have experienced pain or suffering and unweaned animals Regulated

Kill suffering or unweaned animals immediatelyOperator

s.sch002 Emergency killing Regulated

Kill non-walking animals where they lie — do not drag themOperator

s.sch002 Animals delivered other than in containers Regulated

Ensure humane handling and lairaging of animals delivered without containersOperator

s.sch002 Moving animals with care Regulated

Move animals with care and lead individually when necessaryOperator

s.sch002 Instruments to guide animals Regulated

Use animal guiding instruments only for guiding and only brieflyOperator

s.sch002 Lairaging of animals Regulated

Provide bedding, water, food, and space for animals in lairageOperator

s.sch002 Handling of animals delivered in containers Regulated

Handle animals in containers with careOperator

s.sch002 Killing of animals delivered in containers Regulated

Kill animals in containers promptly and provide water and food if delayedOperator

s.sch002 Restraining operations Regulated

Position animals correctly for stunning equipmentOperator

s.sch002 General requirements Regulated

Use stunning/killing equipment for rapid, effective resultsOperator

s.sch002 Exposure to gas – pigs Regulated

Ensure safe and humane gas stunning of pigs meets all equipment and monitoring standardsOperator

s.sch002 General requirements Regulated

Ensure safe unloading, premises, and effective stunning equipmentOperator

s.sch002 Exposure to gas – poultry Regulated

Ensure gas stunning kills poultry and meet equipment and notice requirementsOperator

s.sch002 Animals delivered other than in containers Regulated

Ensure safe unloading and handling facilities for animals delivered without containersOperator

s.sch002 Lairages other than field lairages Regulated

Provide safe and adequate lairage facilities for animalsOperator

s.sch002 Field lairages Regulated

Maintain field lairage with shelter, water, lighting and clean conditionsOperator

s.sch002 Shackle lines Regulated

Design and position shackle lines to minimise obstruction and ensure access for poultry welfareOperator

s.sch002 Stunning pens Regulated

Ensure stunning pens for adult bovine animals meet design standardsOperator

s.sch003 Use and maintenance of restraining facilities for non-stun slaughter Regulated

Use and maintain restraining facilities for non-stun slaughterOperator

s.sch003 Handling of sheep, goats and bovine animals during slaughter Regulated

Ensure proper timing and backup stunning for non-stun religious slaughter of sheep, goats and bovine animalsOperator

s.sch003 Handling birds after slaughter Regulated

Wait before dressing or stimulating birds slaughtered without stunningOperator

s.sch008 Animals delivered other than in containers Regulated

Ensure safe animal handling infrastructure during killingOperator

s.sch008 Lairages other than field lairages Regulated

Ensure lairage has safe flooring, backup ventilation, adequate lighting, and drinking waterOperator

s.sch008 Field lairages Regulated

Ensure field lairage has protection, lighting and drinking facilitiesOperator

s.sch008 Shackle lines Regulated

Design shackle lines to minimise distress and comply with max suspension timesOperator

59 other schedules

s.sch001 Interpretation

s.sch001 The driving of animals

s.sch001 General requirement

s.sch001 Restraining bovine animals

s.sch001 Scope

s.sch001 Shackle lines

s.sch001 Penetrative captive bolt

s.sch001 Non-penetrative captive bolt

s.sch001 Percussive blow to the head

s.sch001 Electrical stunning other than by waterbath

s.sch001 Electrical stunning by waterbath

s.sch001 Bleeding or pithing

s.sch001 Killing of horses

s.sch002 Interpretation

s.sch002 The lifting or dragging of animals

s.sch002 The driving of animals

s.sch002 Scope

s.sch002 Instruments to make animals move

s.sch002 Treatment of animals

s.sch002 General requirement

s.sch002 Restraining bovine animals

s.sch002 Electric Currents

s.sch002 Tying legs

s.sch002 Suspending animals

s.sch002 Exemptions

s.sch002 Shackle lines

s.sch002 Penetrative captive bolt

s.sch002 Non-penetrative captive bolt

s.sch002 Percussive blow to the head

s.sch002 Electrical stunning other than by waterbath

s.sch002 Electrical stunning by waterbath

s.sch002 Exposure to gas – prohibition

s.sch002 Bleeding or pithing

s.sch002 Horses

s.sch002 Surplus chicks in hatchery waste

s.sch003 Interpretation

s.sch003 General prohibition

s.sch003 Restraint of bovine animals

s.sch003 Method of slaughter

s.sch004 Interpretation

s.sch004 Scope

s.sch004 Exemptions

s.sch004 Humane killing

s.sch004 Poultry, rabbits or hares bled for private domestic consumption

s.sch006 Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004

s.sch006 The Meat (Official Controls Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

s.sch006 Gangmasters Licensing (Exclusions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

s.sch007 Application

s.sch007 Transitional certificates

s.sch007 A person to whom paragraph 2 applies may apply for...

s.sch007 A person to whom paragraph 3 applies is not required...

s.sch007 Conditions for a transitional certificate

s.sch007 Grant of a transitional certificate

s.sch007 Withdrawal of transitional certificate and review

s.sch007 Period of validity of a transitional certificate

s.sch008 Electrical stunning other than by waterbath

s.sch008 Electrical stunning by waterbath

s.sch008 Exposure to gas

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.

The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

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