Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014 (W.S.I. No. 951 (W. 92) of 2014).

The Regulations make provision in Wales for the administration and enforcement of Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing and certain national rules maintained or adopted under Article 26(1) and (2) of the EU Regulation (set out in Part 3 and Schedules 1 to 4). They, among other things: require to obtain an EU certificate of competence before killing animals or carrying out related operations in a slaughterhouse or to obtain a national licence before killing animals or carrying out related operations elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse; provide for enforcement; and define offences.