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This Order amends Schedule 1 to the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 by reducing from 2 months to 4 weeks the maximum age at which a pig may be castrated without the use of an anaesthetic by any means other than a constricting device. This implements paragraph 3 of Part III of Chapter II to the Annex to Council Directive 91/630/EEC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs (O.J. No. L340, 11.12.91, p. 33).

The maximum age of 3 months in relation to such castration of a lamb and 2 months in relation to a goat or calf remain unchanged.