{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1/article-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1/article-20.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2005/1",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1",
  "path": "article/20",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Livestock vessel inspection on loading and unloading",
  "text": "1. The ... competent authority shall inspect livestock vessels before any loading of animals in order to verify in particular that:\n(a) the livestock vessel is built and equipped for the number and the type of animals to be transported;\n(b) compartments where animals are to be accommodated remain in a good state of repair;\n(c) the equipment referred to in Chapter IV of Annex I remains in good working order.\n2. The ... competent authority shall inspect the following before and during any loading/unloading of livestock vessels to ensure that:\n(a) the animals are fit to continue their journey;\n(b) loading/unloading operations are being carried out in compliance with Chapter III of Annex I;\n(c) feed and water arrangements are in accordance with Section 2 of Chapter IV of Annex I.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Regulation omitted (E.W.S.) (20.7.2022) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/846), regs. 1, 4(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/1/article/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:54:59.433274+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}