{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-transport-order-1997/schedule-2/paragraph-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-transport-order-1997/schedule-2/paragraph-11.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1480",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-transport-order-1997",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/11",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Internal ramps and means of lifting",
  "text": "(1) Animals shall be moved from one floor or deck of a vehicle, vessel or receptacle to another in accordance with this paragraph.\n(2) Save as provided in sub-paragraph (4) below, suitable ramps or mechanical lifting gear shall be used and operated so as to prevent injury or unnecessary suffering to any animal.\n(3) Where a ramp or mechanical lifting gear is used it shall be—\n(a) provided on each side with protection which is of sufficient strength, length and height to prevent any animal using it from falling or escaping;\n(b) positioned so that it will not result in injury or unnecessary suffering to any animal; and\n(c) of a gradient which is suitable to the age and species of the animals concerned.\n(4) Manual lifting or carrying may be used if the animal is of a size that can easily be lifted by no more than two persons and the movement is carried out without causing injury or unnecessary suffering to the animal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1480/schedule/2/paragraph/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:07:16.167162+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."
}