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Restriction on Pithing (Wales) Regulations 2001(S.I. No. 1303 (W. 80) of 2001).

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These Regulations, which apply to Wales only, give effect to Article 5 of Commission Decision 2000/418/EC They 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)). To "pith" an animal is to lacerate, after stunning, its central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity. All parts of the
Title
Restriction on Pithing (Wales) Regulations 2001(S.I. No. 1303 (W. 80) 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/uk32347.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).