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THE SLAUGHTER OF ANTLAMS (SCOTLAND)
BILL.
(Previous
Reference: Cabinet 52 (27). Con- clusion 1 & Appendix.)
8.The Cabinet had before them Memoranda by
the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (Paper C.P.-218 (28)) and the Secretary of State for Scotland (Paper C.P.-222 (28)) in regard to the
Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Bill. The
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries desired an
amendment to the Bill which would exempt from its
operation the slaughter of animals under the
Diseases of Animals Act and Orders of the Minister
of Agriculture and Fisheries. Mr Guinness was
also prepared to agree to the inclusion in the
amendment of a provision to the effect that all
animals slaughtered under the Diseases of Animals
Acts in Scotland should be killed by a mechanically-
operated instrument of a pattern approved by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. He desired
these amendments in order to enable him to fulfil
his responsibility for dealing with diseases of
animals in Scotland. The Secretary of State for
Scotland, however, was unable to agree that these
amendments were necessary or desirable.
After hearing the respective points of
view of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
and the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Cabinet agreed
That the Lord Chancellor should discuss the matter with the two Ministers concerned the same afternoon, with
ment.
view to settle-
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