Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Act 1928
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1928 c. 29 |
Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Act, 1928
(18 & 19 Geo. 5.) CHAPTER 29.
An Act to provide for the humane slaughter of animals in Scotland.
[3rd August 1928]
Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Provisions as to slaughter of animals, &c.
(1) No animal, except swine, shall be slaughtered in a slaughter-house or knacker's yard except in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(2) Every such animal shall be instantaneously slaughtered, or shall by stunning be instantaneously rendered insensible to pain until death supervenes, and such slaughtering or stunning shall be effected by a person who is at the time the holder of a licence issued by the local authority under section two of this Act by means of a mechanically-operated instrument in proper repair and of a type approved by the local authority.
(3) If any person contravenes or fails to comply with or causes or permits any contravention or non-compliance with any of the provisions of this section, or attempts to slaughter an animal in a slaughter-house or knacker's yard otherwise than in accordance with the said provisions, he shall be liable on conviction by a court of summary jurisdiction to a fine not exceeding ten pounds or on a second conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds or on a subsequent conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding sixty days or to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds, or to both such imprisonment and fine.
2 Licences.
(1) A licence to slaughter or stun animals in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall not be granted except to a male person of the age of eighteen years or upwards who is, in the opinion of the local authority, a fit and proper person to hold such a licence.
(2) A licence under this section shall be valid only in the district of the local authority granting the same, and for a period not exceeding twelve months, and may be renewed from time to time at the discretion of the local authority.
(3) The local authority may suspend a licence at any time for such period as they may determine and, where they are satisfied that the person is no longer a fit and proper person to hold a licence, may revoke the licence.
(4) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the local authority to grant a licence or by the suspension or revocation by the local authority of a licence may appeal to the sheriff against such refusal, suspension, or revocation, within one month of the intimation thereof, and the decision of the sheriff shall be final.
(5) A fee, not exceeding five shillings, may be charged by the local authority for each such licence and a fee not exceeding one shilling for every renewal thereof.
(6) The provisions of this section shall apply to any licence granted by the local authority for the purpose of the provisions of this Act with regard to the Jewish and Mohammedan methods of slaughter.
3 Employment of slaughter-men by loca authority.
3. Any local authority which has provided or established a slaughter-house may, if they think fit, employ persons to slaughter or stun animals, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and may make such charges as they consider reasonable for the services of the persons so employed.
4 Obstruction of officers, &c.
4. Any constable and any person authorised in writing by a local authority may enter any slaughter-house or knacker's yard in the...
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