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Restriction on Pithing (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 447 of 2001).

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These Regulations give effect in England to article 5 of Commission Decision 2000/418/EC. They: (a) prohibit the use of the technique known as "pithing" in the slaughter of bovine, ovine or caprine animals for sale (given an extended meaning by regulation 2(2)(b)) 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 to be "specified risk material" for the purposes of the Specified Risk Material Order 1997 a
Title
Restriction on Pithing (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 447 of 2001).
Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
2001
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
biological contamination
ECOLEX region
Europe
European Union Countries
Northern Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
HTML icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/html/uk24664.htm
Link to full text
http://www.opsi.gov.uk
Amends
Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 731 of 1995).