# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 19: Automatic or mechanical equipment


Where defects in automated or mechanical equipment of the type referred to in paragraph 18 are discovered, these must be rectified immediately or, if this is impossible, appropriate steps must be taken to safeguard the health and well-being of the animals pending the rectification of those defects including the use of alternative methods of feeding and watering and methods of providing and maintaining a satisfactory environment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110773612/schedule/1/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-welfare-of-farmed-animals-england-regulations-2007/schedule-1/paragraph-19
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