Regulation 5 Regulation 5

For regulation 5 (persons who may carry out permitted procedures) substitute—

“5

(1)

Any procedure permitted under regulation 3 to which the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966^f1 or the Veterinary Surgeons (Exemptions) Order 1962^f2 applies, with the exception of the procedures referred to in paragraph (2), may only be carried out by a person permitted to carry it out under that legislation.

(2)

Tail docking, or castration, of pigs may only be carried out by a veterinary surgeon or, where the animal is aged not more than 7 days, by a person experienced in performing the techniques involved and who is either a person responsible for the animal or a person employed or engaged by such a person to attend to the animal.”.