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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Slaughterhouses Act 1974 (c.3)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Slaughterhouses Act 1974

1974 CHAPTER 3

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Slaughterhouses and Knackers’ Yards

    1. Licensing of private slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards

      1. 1. Slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards to be licensed

      2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 4. Knacker’s yard licences and applications for such licences

      5. 5. Notification of refusal of licence

      6. 6. Appeals against refusal of licence

      7. 7. Right to continue to use premises pending appeal

      8. 8. Effect of court’s decision

      9. 9. Duration of licences

      10. 10. Temporary continuance of licence on death

    2. Regulation of private slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards

      1. 11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 12. Byelaws about slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards

      3. 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Restriction of private slaughterhouses

      1. 14. Restriction of slaughterhouses only by agreement

    4. Provision and management of public slaughterhouses

      1. 15. Power to provide public slaughterhouses

      2. 16. Management of public slaughterhouses

      3. 17. Charges in respect of public slaughterhouses

      4. 18. Power to provide cold stores and refrigerators for public slaughterhouses

    5. Enforcement and legal proceedings

      1. 19. Execution and enforcement of Part I

      2. 20. Powers of entry

      3. 21. Obstruction

      4. 22. Institution of proceedings by local authorities

      5. 23. Prosecution and punishment of offences

      6. 24. Offences by corporations

      7. 25. Contravention due to default of some other person

      8. 26. Appeals to Crown Court

    6. Miscellaneous and supplemental

      1. 27. Local authorities for purposes of Part I

      2. 28. Port health authorities and joint boards

      3. 29. Protection for local government officers acting in good faith

      4. 30. Power of compulsory purchase of land

      5. 31. Local inquiries

      6. 32. Incorporation of certain provisions of Public Health Act 1936

      7. 33. Application to Crown

      8. 34. Interpretation of Part I

      9. 35. Saving for port slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards

  2. Part II

    Slaughter of Animals

    1. Provisions as to slaughter

      1. 36.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 37.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 38. Regulations for securing humane conditions of slaughter in slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards

    2. Licensing of slaughtermen

      1. 39.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 40.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Enforcement and legal proceedings

      1. 41(1).. Execution and enforcement Part II

      2. 41A.Codes of practice

      3. 42. Powers of entry

      4. 43. Prosecution and punishment of offences

    4. Supplemental

      1. 44. Regulations

      2. 45. Interpretation of Part II

  3. Part III

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. 46. Consequential and other amendments

    2. 47. Transitional provisions, savings and repeals

    3. 48. Short title, construction, commencement and extent

  4. SCHEDULE 1

  5. SCHEDULE 2

  6. SCHEDULE 3

    Consequential Amendments

  7. SCHEDULE 4

  8. SCHEDULE 5

    Transitional Provisions and Savings

  9. SCHEDULE 6

    Repeals

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards and the slaughter of animals.

[8th February 1974]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act: certain functions transferred (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at 1.4.1974 see s. 48(3).

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