Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sec.9Certifying closed-circuit television equipment
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sec.9 Certifying closed-circuit television equipment
This section applies if closed-circuit television equipment at a livestock slaughter facility is certified under section 7 (3) . The certificate must state whether the closed-circuit television equipment and any related device are in good working order and specifically whether— the equipment is able to record images clearly; and the equipment or related device is able to store each recording made by the equipment for at least 1 year and 30 days; and the equipment and related device are able to produce a digital copy of each recording stored on the equipment or device. The certificate must— be stored in a secure place at the livestock slaughter facility; and be accessible only by the owner of the livestock slaughter facility or a person authorised by the owner. In this section— related device see section 6 (1) (d) . (sec.9-ssec.1) This section applies if closed-circuit television equipment at a livestock slaughter facility is certified under section 7 (3) . (sec.9-ssec.2) The certificate must state whether the closed-circuit television equipment and any related device are in good working order and specifically whether— the equipment is able to record images clearly; and the equipment or related device is able to store each recording made by the equipment for at least 1 year and 30 days; and the equipment and related device are able to produce a digital copy of each recording stored on the equipment or device. (sec.9-ssec.3) The certificate must— be stored in a secure place at the livestock slaughter facility; and be accessible only by the owner of the livestock slaughter facility or a person authorised by the owner. (sec.9-ssec.4) In this section— related device see section 6 (1) (d) .
- (a) the equipment is able to record images clearly; and
- (b) the equipment or related device is able to store each recording made by the equipment for at least 1 year and 30 days; and
- (c) the equipment and related device are able to produce a digital copy of each recording stored on the equipment or device.
- (a) be stored in a secure place at the livestock slaughter facility; and
- (b) be accessible only by the owner of the livestock slaughter facility or a person authorised by the owner.