Paragraph 7

Castration—

(i)

by the application of a rubber ring or other constricting device to a calf, goat, pig or lamb before the second week of life;

F1(ii)

by any other means—

(a)

in the case of a calf or goat, before the age of two months;

(F2b)

in the case of a pig, before the age of eight days; and

(c)

in the case of a lamb, before the age of three months.

Annotations

F1: Act repealed (prosp.) by Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16), ss. 57(2), 59, Sch. 5 (with ss. 1(2), 52(1), 53, 54) and the repeal being partly in operation, as to which see individual sections