{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutilations-permitted-procedures-wales-regulations-2007/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutilations-permitted-procedures-wales-regulations-2007/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2007/1029",
  "legislation_title": "The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutilations-permitted-procedures-wales-regulations-2007",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Animal Welfare Act 2006;\n“cattle” (“gwartheg”) means all animals of the bovine species including bison and buffalo;\n“conventionally reared meat chicken” (“iâr fwyta a fegir yn gonfensiynol”) means an animal of the species Gallus gallus that is kept for meat production, other than one—\n(a)that is on a holding with fewer than 500 such animals or with only breeding stocks of such animals;\n(b)in relation to which the term “Extensive indoor (barn reared)”, “Free range”, “Traditional free range” or “Free range – total freedom” can be used within the meaning of point (b), (c), (d) or (e) of Annex V to Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultry meat);\n(c)that is organically reared in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91;\n“desnooding” (“torri crogrib”) means removal of a turkey's snood;\n“disbudding” (“dadimpio”) means removal of the horn bud of cattle, goats or sheep;\n“domestic fowl” (“ffowlyn domestig”) means a domesticated member of the species gallus gallus;\n“dubbing” (“torri crib”) means removal of the comb of a domestic fowl;\n“farmed” (“a ffermir”) means an animal bred or kept for the production of food, wool or skin or for other farming purposes;\n“horses” (“ceffylau”) includes ponies, asses, donkeys, jennets and mules;\n“in velvet” (“yn bwrw eu melfed”) means, in relation to the antlers of a deer, until the velvet is frayed and the greater part of it has been shed;\n“laying hen” (“iâr ddodwy”) means a hen of the species Gallus gallus which has reached laying maturity and is kept for production of eggs not intended for hatching;\n“poultry” (“dofednod”) means domestic fowl, turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea fowl, quails, pheasants and partridges;\n“prohibited procedure” (“triniaeth waharddedig”) means a procedure which involves interference with the sensitive tissues or bone structure of an animal, otherwise than for the purpose of its medical treatment;\n“suitable instrument” (“offeryn addas”) means in relation to any procedure, an instrument that is in a fit state of repair and has been designed, or is of a kind commonly used, for the purpose of performing that procedure.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 inserted (10.11.2010) by The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2712), regs. 1(2), 2(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/1029/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:01:11.396717+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."
}