Section 3 Codes of recommendations for the welfare of livestock.

The Ministry may from time to time, after consultation with such persons appearing to it to represent any interests concerned as the Ministry considers appropriate,—

(a)

prepare codes containing such recommendations with respect to the welfare of livestock for the time being situated on agricultural land as it considers proper for the guidance of persons concerned with livestock; and

(b)

revise any such code by revoking, varying, amending or adding to the provisions of the code in such manner as the Ministry thinks fit.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (prosp.)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