Welsh Statutory Instrument SI 2014 Wales

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

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 3 of 98 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 carries different penalties and 94 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Operator47 Any Person39 Applicant4 Landlord1 Director or Officer1

Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Applicant — also bound by 307 other Acts
Landlord — also bound by 224 other Acts
Housing Act 1985 55 duties
Housing Act 1996 30 duties
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 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.

s.005 Requirement for a certificate or temporary certificate Regulated
  • Hold a valid certificate before carrying out animal killing operationsAny Person
s.007 Certificates Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh competent authority must grant and register slaughter certificatesStatutory regulator
s.008 Conditions for a certificate Regulated
  • Meet conditions to obtain an animal killing certificateApplicant
s.009 Temporary certificates Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must grant temporary certificate if conditions metCrown / Minister / Government department
s.010 Conditions for a temporary certificate Regulated
  • Meet conditions when applying for a temporary animal killing certificateApplicant
s.011 Grant of certificates and temporary certificates Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Certificate must specify scope and only be granted where training matchesLocal authority
s.012 Requirement for a licence Regulated
  • Hold a licence before carrying out regulated animal killing operationsAny Person
s.015 Licences Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must grant licence if applicant meets conditionsStatutory regulator
s.016 Conditions for a licence Regulated
  • Meet conditions to obtain an animal killing licence in WalesApplicant
s.020 Modification of a certificate or licence Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must modify certificates or licences when requestedStatutory regulator
s.024 Fees Regulated
  • Pay fees for WASK licence applications and veterinary assessmentsApplicant
s.029 Depopulation operations Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authority must publish depopulation derogation decisionsStatutory regulator
s.030 Offences Regulated
  • Breach of animal welfare rules at time of killingAny Person
s.031 Obstruction offences Regulated
  • Obstruct an inspector or provide false informationAny Person
s.032 Offences by bodies corporate Regulated
  • Director or manager liable for corporate animal welfare offenceDirector or Officer
s.033 Penalties Imprisonment
  • Breach animal welfare rules at killing or obstruct inspectorsAny Person
s.038 Enforcement notices Regulated
  • Comply with enforcement notices at your own expenseAny Person
29 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title, application and commencement
s.002 Expiry
s.003 Interpretation
s.004 The competent authority
s.006 Operations which require a certificate or temporary certificate
s.013 Operations which require a licence
s.014 Exceptions to the requirement for a licence
s.017 Grant of licences
s.018 Refusal to grant a certificate, temporary certificate or licence
s.019 Suspension or revocation of a certificate, temporary certificate or licence
s.021 Refusal to modify a certificate or licence
s.022 Appeals
s.023 WASK licences
s.025 Additional requirements for slaughterhouses
s.026 Additional requirements for killing animals other than in slaughterhouses
s.027 Additional requirements for killing animals in accordance with religious rites
s.028 Killing animals other than those to which the
s.034 Inspectors
s.035 Power to enter premises
s.036 Warrants
s.037 Power to inspect and seize
s.039 Appeals against enforcement notices
s.040 Power of local authority to prosecute
s.041 Time limit for prosecutions
s.042 Notices
s.043 Consequential and supplementary amendments
s.044 Transitional provision: certificates
s.045 Transitional provision: slaughterhouses (layout, construction and equipment)
s.046 Revocations
Schedules

Schedules

81 of 101 shown
s.sch001 General requirements Regulated
  • Protect animals during movement and lairaging before killingOperator
s.sch001 Inspection of animals Regulated
  • Inspect every animal's health every morning and eveningOperator
s.sch001 Animals which have experienced pain or suffering and unweaned animals Regulated
  • Kill suffering or unweaned animals immediatelyOperator
s.sch001 Animals delivered other than in containers Regulated
  • Handle animals delivered outside containers without frightening or mistreating themOperator
s.sch001 The driving of animals Regulated
  • Do not lead or drive animals over unsafe ground or floorsAny Person
s.sch001 Moving animals with care Regulated
  • Move animals with care and lead individually when necessaryOperator
s.sch001 Instruments for guiding animals Regulated
  • Use animal guiding instruments only for their intended purpose and brieflyOperator
s.sch001 Lairaging of animals Regulated
  • Provide food to lairaged animals without unnecessary disturbanceOperator
s.sch001 General requirement Regulated
  • Restrain animals appropriately before stunning or killingAny Person
s.sch001 Restraining bovine animals Regulated
  • Confine adult cattle in a stunning or restraining pen before stunning or killingAny Person
s.sch001 Shackle lines Regulated
  • Operate shackle lines safely with proper regard for poultry welfareAny Person
s.sch001 Restraining operations Regulated
  • Position animals correctly before stunning or killing by mechanical or electrical meansOperator
s.sch001 General requirements Regulated
  • Ensure stunning and killing equipment delivers rapid, effective resultsOperator
s.sch001 Penetrative captive bolts Regulated
  • Use penetrative captive bolt devices correctly to stun animalsAny Person
s.sch001 Non-penetrative captive bolts Regulated
  • Only stun animals with non-penetrative captive bolts used correctlyAny Person
s.sch001 Electrical stunning other than by waterbath Regulated
  • Ensure safe electrical stunning of animals (non-waterbath)Any Person
s.sch001 Electrical stunning by waterbath Regulated
  • Meet safety standards when using a waterbath stunner on poultryAny Person
s.sch001 Exposure to gas – pigs Regulated
  • Ensure gas stunning of pigs meets welfare and equipment standardsOperator
s.sch001 General requirements Regulated
  • Ensure suitable facilities and equipment for animal welfare at killingOperator
s.sch001 Exposure to gas – poultry Regulated
  • Ensure gas stunning of poultry meets welfare and equipment standardsOperator
s.sch001 Bleeding or pithing Regulated
  • Bleed or pith stunned animals without delay and wait before further dressingAny Person
s.sch001 Horses Regulated
  • Do not kill horses in unsuitable or visible locationsAny Person
s.sch001 Animals delivered other than in containers Regulated
  • Ensure animal unloading equipment is safe and suitableOperator
s.sch001 Lairages other than field lairages Regulated
  • Provide adequate lairage pens, ventilation and feeding equipment at slaughterhousesOperator
s.sch001 Field lairages Regulated
  • Maintain field lairages free from hazards with adequate feeding equipmentOperator
s.sch001 Shackle lines Regulated
  • Ensure ready access to shackle lines and processing equipment for live poultryOperator
s.sch001 Stunning pens Regulated
  • Ensure stunning pens for cattle meet construction standardsOperator
s.sch001 Facilities for horses Regulated
  • Provide dedicated horse killing facilities and safe loose boxesOperator
s.sch002 Facilities for horses Regulated
  • Provide safe horse-killing facilities at knacker's yardsOperator
s.sch002 General requirements Regulated
  • Ensure proper welfare of animals during movement and lairagingOperator
s.sch002 Inspection of animals Regulated
  • Inspect every animal's health every morning and eveningOperator
s.sch002 Animals which have experienced pain or suffering and unweaned animals Regulated
  • Kill immediately animals that suffered in transport or are unweanedOperator
s.sch002 Emergency killing Regulated
  • Never drag non-ambulatory animals — kill in place or use a trolleyOperator
s.sch002 Animals delivered other than in containers Regulated
  • Handle animals humanely when delivered without containersOperator
s.sch002 The lifting or dragging of animals Regulated
  • Do not lift or drag animals in a way that causes unnecessary painAny Person
s.sch002 The driving of animals Regulated
  • Do not drive animals over unsafe ground or flooringAny Person
s.sch002 Moving animals with care Regulated
  • Move animals with care and lead them individually when necessaryOperator
s.sch002 Instruments to guide animals Regulated
  • Use animal guiding instruments only for guiding and only brieflyOperator
s.sch002 Instruments to make animals move Regulated
  • Restrictions on using electric shock instruments to move animalsAny Person
s.sch002 Treatment of animals Regulated
  • Do not strike, kick, or injure animals during handlingAny Person
s.sch002 Lairaging of animals Regulated
  • Provide bedding, water, food and adequate space for lairaged animalsOperator
s.sch002 Handling of animals delivered in containers Regulated
  • Handle animals delivered in containers with careOperator
s.sch002 Killing of animals delivered in containers Regulated
  • Kill container-delivered animals promptly and provide food and water if delayedOperator
s.sch002 Poultry awaiting killing at place of purchase Regulated
  • House and feed poultry promptly on arrival at sale premisesOperator
s.sch002 General requirement Regulated
  • Restrain animals appropriately before stunning or killingAny Person
s.sch002 Restraining bovine animals Regulated
  • Properly restrain adult cattle before stunning in a knacker's yardAny Person
s.sch002 Electric currents Regulated
  • Do not use electric currents to restrain, immobilise or move animalsAny Person
s.sch002 Tying legs Regulated
  • Do not tie the legs of animals before killingAny Person
s.sch002 Shackle lines Regulated
  • Operate shackle lines safely and at appropriate speed for poultry welfareAny Person
s.sch002 Restraining operations Regulated
  • Position animals correctly for accurate head stunning or killingOperator
s.sch002 General requirements Regulated
  • Ensure stunning and killing equipment enables rapid, effective resultsOperator
s.sch002 Penetrative captive bolts Regulated
  • Follow correct procedure when stunning animals with penetrative captive boltsAny Person
s.sch002 Non-penetrative captive bolts Regulated
  • Use non-penetrative captive bolts correctly to stun animalsAny Person
s.sch002 Electrical stunning other than by waterbath Regulated
  • Meet technical standards when using electrodes to stun animalsAny Person
s.sch002 Electrical stunning by waterbath Regulated
  • Meet strict conditions before using a waterbath stunner on poultryAny Person
s.sch002 General requirements Regulated
  • Ensure suitable facilities and equipment for animal welfare at killingOperator
s.sch002 Exposure to gas – pigs Regulated
  • Ensure gas stunning equipment for pigs meets welfare and safety standardsOperator
s.sch002 Exposure to gas – poultry Regulated
  • Ensure safe and compliant gas stunning of poultryOperator
s.sch002 Bleeding or pithing Regulated
  • Bleed or pith simple-stunned animals without delay and follow waiting periodsAny Person
s.sch002 Horses Regulated
  • Do not kill horses in unauthorised areas or within sight of other horsesAny Person
s.sch002 Surplus chicks in hatchery waste Regulated
  • Use only approved methods to kill surplus chicks in hatchery wasteAny Person
s.sch002 Animals delivered other than in containers Regulated
  • Ensure safe unloading equipment and passageways for animalsOperator
s.sch002 Lairages other than field lairages Regulated
  • Ensure lairage facilities meet animal welfare standardsOperator
s.sch002 Field lairages Regulated
  • Ensure field lairages meet welfare standardsOperator
s.sch002 Shackle lines Regulated
  • Design and maintain accessible shackle lines for poultry welfareOperator
s.sch002 Stunning pens Regulated
  • Ensure stunning pens for bovine animals meet construction standardsOperator
s.sch003 Restraint of adult bovine animals Regulated
  • Use an approved restraining pen for religious slaughter of adult cattle without stunningAny Person
s.sch003 Use and maintenance of restraining pens Regulated
  • Use and maintain restraining pens for bovine animals correctlyOperator
s.sch003 Method of killing Regulated
  • Use correct knife technique and inspect knife when killing animals by religious rites without stunningAny Person
s.sch003 Handling of sheep, goats and bovine animals during killing Regulated
  • Handle sheep, goats and bovines correctly during religious slaughter without stunningOperator
s.sch003 Method of killing Regulated
  • Use correct knife and technique for religious slaughter of birdsAny Person
s.sch003 Handling birds during killing Regulated
  • Wait minimum time after bleeding before dressing birds killed without stunningOperator
s.sch004 Humane killing Regulated
  • Prevent avoidable suffering when restraining, stunning or killing animalsAny Person
s.sch004 Poultry, rabbits or hares bled for private domestic consumption Regulated
  • Stun poultry, rabbits or hares before bleeding for private consumptionLandlord
s.sch008 Animals delivered other than in containers Regulated
  • Protect animals from falls and injuries on ramps and passageways at slaughterhouseOperator
s.sch008 Lairages other than field lairages Regulated
  • Maintain lairage facilities to animal welfare standardsOperator
s.sch008 Field lairages Regulated
  • Ensure field lairages have shelter, lighting and drinking facilitiesOperator
s.sch008 Shackle lines Regulated
  • Ensure shackle lines protect poultry welfare before stunningOperator
s.sch008 Electrical stunning other than by waterbath Regulated
  • Use only approved electrical stunning equipment for individual stunningAny Person
s.sch008 Electrical stunning by waterbath Regulated
  • Meet equipment standards before using a waterbath stunner for poultryAny Person
s.sch008 Exposure to gas Regulated
  • Use safe, monitored gas-stunning equipment for pigs and poultryAny Person
20 other schedules
s.sch001 Interpretation
s.sch001 Scope
s.sch001 Suspending poultry
s.sch001 Percussive blow to the head
s.sch002 Interpretation
s.sch002 Scope
s.sch002 Exemptions
s.sch002 Suspending animals
s.sch002 Percussive blow to the head
s.sch002 Exposure to gas – prohibition
s.sch003 Interpretation
s.sch003 Supplementary
s.sch003 General prohibition
s.sch003 Membership
s.sch004 Interpretation
s.sch004 Scope
s.sch004 Exemptions
s.sch006 The Meat (Official Controls Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2009
s.sch007 Operations in a slaughterhouse immediately before 1 January 2013
s.sch007 Simplified procedure for persons who have three years’ professional experience

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