
1 
These Regulations extend to England only, may be cited as the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 31st December 2001.
2 
Schedule 7, Part III, to the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, shall be amended as follows—
(a) for paragraph 7(2) there shall be substituted the following:“
(2) In this Part “gas mixture” means either—
(a) argon, nitrogen or other inert gases, or any mixture of these gases, in atmospheric air with a maximum of 2% oxygen by volume; or
(b) any mixture of argon, nitrogen, or other inert gases with atmospheric air and carbon dioxide provided that the carbon dioxide concentration does not exceed 30% by volume and the oxygen concentration does not exceed 2% by volume.”;
(b) in paragraph 8(c)(iii)(bb) (which provides for a warning signal if the concentration of carbon dioxide rises above or falls below certain levels) for the words “falls below 25% or rises above 30%” there shall be substituted the words “rises above 30%”; and
(c) in paragraph 10(b)(ii) (which provides that no bird shall enter the chamber if the displayed concentration of carbon dioxide is above or below a certain volume) for the words “below 25% by volume or above 30% by volume” there shall be substituted the words “above 30% by volume”.
Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
30th November 2001