# The Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 1997, Paragraph 16


It shall be a defence for a transporter transporting animals from a market to show that he took all reasonable steps to establish that the conditions in paragraphs 9 to 15 of this Schedule relating to the transport of animals to the market were satisfied.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1480/schedule/7/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-transport-order-1997/schedule-7/paragraph-16
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