The Slaughterhouses (Hygiene) (Amendment) Regulations 1987

• Citation: S.I. 1987/2235
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Title and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Slaughterhouses (Hygiene) (Amendment) Regulations 1987, and shall come into force on 5th February 1988.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations the expression “the principal regulations” means the Slaughterhouses (Hygiene) Regulations 1977 and unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to a numbered regulation shall be construed as a reference to the regulation so numbered in the principal regulations.

Section 3 Amendment of the principal regulations

Regulation 13 shall be amended by substituting for the words “fresh air intake or ventilation pipe” the words “opening of any ventilation pipe”.

Section 4 Amendment of the principal regulations

Regulation 37(b) shall be amended —

(a) by substituting for sub-praragraphs (iv), (v) and (vi) thereof the following sub-paragraph:—

(iv) immediately after completion of bleeding all sheep and goats are completely skinned, save that —

(aa) any head not intended for human consumption need not be skinned if removed from the carcase at the time of skinning of the carcase;

(ab) when retention of the ears of sheep is necessary for certification purposes, they shall be removed immediately after certification; and

(b) by inserting in sub-paragraph (vii) thereof after the word “sheep”, the words “or goat”.