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Slaughterhouses Act 1974 (c. 3)

Slaughterhouses Act 1974 1974 CHAPTER 3 An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards and the slaughter of animals. [8th February 1974]

Legislation

Table of Content

1. Slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards to be licensed. E+W

2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

4. Knacker’s yard licences and applications for such licences. E+W

5. Notification of refusal of licence. E+W

6. Appeals against refusal of licence. E+W

7. Right to continue to use premises pending appeal. E+W

8. Effect of court’s decision. E+W

9. Duration of licences. E+W

10. Regulation of private slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards E+W

11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

12. Byelaws about slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards. E+W

13. Restriction of private slaughterhouses E+W

14. Provision and management of public slaughterhouses E+W

15. Power to provide public slaughterhouses. E+W

16. Management of public slaughterhouses. E+W

17. Charges in respect of public slaughterhouses. E+W

18. Enforcement and legal proceedings E+W

19. Execution and enforcement of Part I. E+W

20. Powers of entry. E+W

21. Obstruction. E+W

22. Institution of proceedings by local authorities. E+W

23. Prosecution and punishment of offences. E+W

24. Offences by corporations. E+W

25. Contravention due to default of some other person. E+W

26. Miscellaneous and supplemental E+W

27. Local authorities for purposes of Part I. E+W

28. Port health authorities and joint boards. E+W

29. Protection for local government officers acting in good faith. E+W

30. Power of compulsory purchase of land. E+W

31. Local inquiries. E+W

32. Incorporation of certain provisions of Public Health Act 1936. E+W

33. Application to Crown. E+W

34. Interpretation of Part I. E+W

35. Provisions as to slaughter E+W

36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

38. Licensing of slaughtermen E+W

39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

40. Enforcement and legal proceedings E+W

None. F49 Codes of practice. E+W

42. Powers of entry. E+W

43. Supplemental E+W

44. Regulations. E+W

45. Interpretation of Part II. E+W

46. Consequential and other amendments. E+W

47. Transitional provisions, savings and repeals. E+W

48. Short title, construction, commencement and extent. E+W

1. Slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards to be licensed. E+W

2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

4. Knacker’s yard licences and applications for such licences. E+W

5. Notification of refusal of licence. E+W

6. Appeals against refusal of licence. E+W

7. Right to continue to use premises pending appeal. E+W

8. Effect of court’s decision. E+W

9. Duration of licences. E+W

10. Regulation of private slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards E+W

11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

12. Byelaws about slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards. E+W

13. Restriction of private slaughterhouses E+W

14. Provision and management of public slaughterhouses E+W

15. Power to provide public slaughterhouses. E+W

16. Management of public slaughterhouses. E+W

17. Charges in respect of public slaughterhouses. E+W

18. Enforcement and legal proceedings E+W

19. Execution and enforcement of Part I. E+W

20. Powers of entry. E+W

21. Obstruction. E+W

22. Institution of proceedings by local authorities. E+W

23. Prosecution and punishment of offences. E+W

24. Offences by corporations. E+W

25. Contravention due to default of some other person. E+W

26. Miscellaneous and supplemental E+W

27. Local authorities for purposes of Part I. E+W

28. Port health authorities and joint boards. E+W

29. Protection for local government officers acting in good faith. E+W

30. Power of compulsory purchase of land. E+W

31. Local inquiries. E+W

32. Incorporation of certain provisions of Public Health Act 1936. E+W

33. Application to Crown. E+W

34. Interpretation of Part I. E+W

35. Provisions as to slaughter E+W

36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

38. Licensing of slaughtermen E+W

39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

40. Enforcement and legal proceedings E+W

None. F49 Codes of practice. E+W

42. Powers of entry. E+W

43. Supplemental E+W

44. Regulations. E+W

45. Interpretation of Part II. E+W

46. Consequential and other amendments. E+W

47. Transitional provisions, savings and repeals. E+W

48. Short title, construction, commencement and extent. E+W

Section 1

1. Slaughterhouses and knackers’ yards to be licensed. E+W

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textual Amendments F1 S. 1 repealed (E.) (28.9.2005) by Animal By-Products Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2347) , regs. 1 , 54(1)(a) ; and also repealed (W.) (12.5.2006) by Animal By-Products (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1293) , regs. 1 , 53(1)(a)

Section 2

2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

Textual Amendments F2 s. 2 repealed (11.09.1996) by S. I. 1996/2235 , art. 11 , Sch