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5. A person shall, if so required, give to any officer of a
Local Authority acting in the execution of these Regulations,
all reasonable assistance in his power, and shall, in relation
to anything within his knowledge, furnish any such officer
with all information he may reasonably require for the
purposes of these Regulations.
6. No person who is for the time being suffering from an
infectious disease to which the Infectious Disease (Notification)
Act, 1889, applies shall take part in the slaughtering
of animals intended for human consumption or the
handling of meat.
Part II.—Slaughter-houses and Slaughtering.
7.—(1) This part of these Regulations shall not apply so
as to interfere with the operation or effect of the Diseases of
Animals Acts, 1894 to 1922, or of any order, licence or act
of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, made, granted
or done thereunder.
(2) Articles 8, 9, 10 and 11 of these Regulations shall not
apply where the slaughter takes place in a slaughter-house
under the management of a Local Authority.
8. A person shall not slaughter an animal for sale for
human consumption unless he has not less than three hours
before the time of slaughtering delivered or caused to be
delivered to the Local Authority notice of the day and time
and of the place on and at which the slaughtering will take
place:
Provided that—
(1) Where it is the regular practice in any slaughterhouse
to slaughter animals at fixed times on fixed
days and written notice of this practice has been
given to the Local Authority special notice under
this Article shall not be required to be given in
respect of any animal slaughtered in accordance
with such practice;
(2) Where by reason of accidental injury, illness, or
exposure to infection, it is necessary that an animal
should be slaughtered without delay, the provisions
of this Article shall be deemed to be satisfied if
notice of the slaughter is given to the Local
Authority as soon as reasonably possible, whether
before or after the slaughtering takes place.
9. Where on the slaughter of an animal for sale for human
consumption it appears that any part of the carcase or
internal organs is or may be diseased or unsound the person
by or on whose behalf the animal was slaughtered shall forthwith
give notice of the fact to the Local Authority.
10. Except as hereinafter provided, the person by or on
whose behalf an animal is slaughtered for sale for human