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The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010

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Draft 2010, ISBN 9780111010228

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Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 51(3) of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Animals

Made 2010

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 26(5) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted such persons appearing to them to represent relevant interests and such other persons as they consider appropriate.

In accordance with section 51(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

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Footnotes

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2006 asp 11.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Animals to which these Regulations apply
  4. 4Appointment of competent authority
  5. 5Duties on a person responsible for a farmed animal
  6. 6Additional duties on a person responsible for animals and at slaughterhouses
  7. 7Animal welfare codes
  8. 8Powers of an inspector
  9. 9Obstruction
  10. 10Powers of entry: representative of the European Commission
  11. 11Offences
  12. 12Enforcement
  13. 13Revocations
  14. 14Savings
  15. Signature
  16. Schedule 1: GENERAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH FARMED ANIMALS MUST BE BRED OR KEPT
  17. 1Staffing
  18. 2Inspection
  19. 3Inspection
  20. 4Inspection
  21. 5Inspection
  22. 6Inspection
  23. 7Record keeping
  24. 8Record keeping
  25. 9Freedom of movement
  26. 10Freedom of movement
  27. 11Buildings and accommodation
  28. 12Buildings and accommodation
  29. 13Buildings and accommodation
  30. 14Buildings and accommodation
  31. 15Buildings and accommodation
  32. 16Buildings and accommodation
  33. 17Animals not kept in buildings
  34. 18Automatic or mechanical equipment
  35. 19Automatic or mechanical equipment
  36. 20Automatic or mechanical equipment
  37. 21Automatic or mechanical equipment
  38. 22Feed, water and other substances
  39. 23Feed, water and other substances
  40. 24Feed, water and other substances
  41. 25Feed, water and other substances
  42. 26Feed, water and other substances
  43. 27Feed, water and other substances
  44. 28Breeding procedures
  45. 29Breeding procedures
  46. 30Electrical immobilisation
  47. Schedule 2: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF CONVENTIONALLY REARED MEAT CHICKENS
  48. Part 1: Interpretation
  49. 1Interpretation
  50. Part 2: General additional conditions
  51. 2Training
  52. 3Notification of stocking density
  53. 4Stocking density limits
  54. 5Requirements for higher stocking densities
  55. 6Feed and water
  56. 7Litter
  57. 8Ventilation and heating
  58. 9Noise
  59. 10Light
  60. 11Inspection
  61. 12Cleaning and disinfection
  62. 13Record keeping
  63. Part 3: Monitoring and follow-up at the slaughterhouse
  64. 14Food chain information and chickens dead on arrival
  65. 15Identification of poor welfare conditions and follow-up
  66. Schedule 3: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF LAYING HENS
  67. Part 1: Interpretation
  68. 1Interpretation
  69. Part 2: General additional conditions
  70. 2Inspection
  71. 3Noise
  72. 4Light
  73. 5Cleaning and disinfection
  74. 6Accommodation
  75. 7Accommodation
  76. 8Accommodation
  77. Part 3: Additional conditions applicable for keeping laying hens in conventional cages
  78. 9Accommodation, feed, water and ethological needs
  79. 10Accommodation, feed, water and ethological needs
  80. Part 4: Additional conditions applicable for keeping laying hens in enriched cages
  81. 11Paragraph 11
  82. 12Accommodation
  83. 13Feed
  84. 14Water
  85. 15Inspection
  86. 16Ethological needs
  87. Part 5: Additional conditions applicable for keeping laying hens in non-cage systems
  88. 17Feed and water
  89. 18Floors
  90. 19Accommodation
  91. 20Accommodation
  92. 21Accommodation
  93. Schedule 4: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF CALVES CONFINED FOR REARING AND FATTENING
  94. 1Accommodation
  95. 2Inspection
  96. 3Inspection
  97. 4Tethering
  98. 5Artificially lit buildings
  99. 6Cleaning and disinfection
  100. 7Floors
  101. 8Bedding and lying area
  102. 9Bovine colostrum
  103. 10Additional dietary requirements
  104. 11Muzzling
  105. 12Feeding
  106. 13Drinking water
  107. Schedule 5ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF CATTLE
  108. Schedule 6: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF PIGS
  109. Part 1: Interpretation
  110. 1Paragraph 1
  111. Part 2: General additional conditions
  112. 2Inspection
  113. 3Tethering
  114. 4Tethering
  115. 5Accommodation
  116. 6Accommodation
  117. 7Artificially lit buildings
  118. 8Prevention of fighting
  119. 9Training
  120. 10Cleaning and disinfection
  121. 11Bedding
  122. 12Floors
  123. 13Floors
  124. 14Feeding
  125. 15Drinking water
  126. 16Environmental enrichment
  127. 17Prohibition on the use of the sweat-box system
  128. 18Noise levels
  129. Part 3: Boars
  130. 19Paragraph 19
  131. 20Paragraph 20
  132. 21Paragraph 21
  133. Part 4: Sows and gilts
  134. 22Prevention of parasites
  135. 23Farrowing
  136. 24Farrowing
  137. 25Farrowing
  138. 26Farrowing
  139. 27Farrowing
  140. 28Group housing
  141. 29Group housing
  142. 30Group housing
  143. 31Group housing
  144. 32Group housing
  145. 33Group housing
  146. 34Group housing
  147. Part 5: Piglets
  148. 35Paragraph 35
  149. 36Paragraph 36
  150. 37Paragraph 37
  151. 38Paragraph 38
  152. 39Paragraph 39
  153. Part 6: Weaners and rearing pigs
  154. 40Paragraph 40
  155. 41Paragraph 41
  156. 42Paragraph 42
  157. 43Paragraph 43
  158. 44Paragraph 44
  159. Schedule 7: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF RABBITS
  160. 1Accommodation
  161. 2Accommodation
  162. Schedule 8REVOCATIONS
  163. Explanatory note