# The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2023 S.I. 2023/563 · made 19 May 2023 These Regulations bring into force the remaining provisions of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 (c. 22) (“the Act”) that did not come into force on the day on which the Act was passed. Those provisions (sections 1 to 5 of the Act) come into force on 22nd May 2023. Made under: Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 (Section 6) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/animal-welfare-sentience-act-2022-commencement-regulations-2023/pdf/uksi_20230563_en.pdf ## Introductory text Animals Animal Welfare Made 19th May 2023 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 6(2) of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022. ## 1 Citation and extent (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2023. (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. ## 2 Provisions coming into force on 22nd May 2023 Sections 1 to 5 of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 come into force on 22nd May 2023. ## Signature Benyon Minister of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 19th May 2023 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations bring into force the remaining provisions of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 (c. 22) (“the Act”) that did not come into force on the day on which the Act was passed. Those provisions (sections 1 to 5 of the Act) come into force on 22nd May 2023. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/563 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animal-welfare-sentience-act-2022-commencement-regulations-2023 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.