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The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2000

S.S.I. 2000/442 · Made 14 December 2000

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ANIMALS

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY

Made 14th December 2000

Coming into force 15th December 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968f1, and after consultation, in accordance with section 2(1) of that Act, with such persons appearing to them to represent any interests concerned as they have considered appropriate hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 2(3) of that Act, been laid before, and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:

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Footnotes

f1

1968 c. 34; by virtue of section 8(4) “the Ministers” means, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State. The functions conferred on the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Interpretation and application
  3. 3Duties on owners and keepers of animals
  4. 4Additional duties on owners and keepers of laying hens kept in battery cages
  5. 5Additional duties on owners and keepers of poultry other than laying hens kept in battery cages
  6. 6Additional duties on owners and keepers of calves confined for rearing and fattening
  7. 7Additional duties on owners and keepers of cattle
  8. 8Additional duties on owners and keepers of pigs
  9. 9Additional duties on owners and keepers of rabbits
  10. 10Statutory welfare codes
  11. 11Powers of an authorised person
  12. 12Powers of entry
  13. 13Offences
  14. 14Revocations
  15. Signature
  16. Schedule 1: GENERAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH FARMED ANIMALS MUST BE KEPT
  17. 1Staffing
  18. 2Inspection
  19. 3Inspection
  20. 4Inspection
  21. 5Inspection
  22. 6Inspection
  23. 7Record keeping
  24. 8Record keeping
  25. 9Freedom of movement
  26. 10Freedom of movement
  27. 11Buildings and accommodation
  28. 12Buildings and accommodation
  29. 13Buildings and accommodation
  30. 14Buildings and accommodation
  31. 15Buildings and accommodation
  32. 16Buildings and accommodation
  33. 17Animals not kept in buildings
  34. 18Automatic or mechanical equipment
  35. 19Automatic or mechanical equipment
  36. 20Automatic or mechanical equipment
  37. 21Automatic or mechanical equipment
  38. 22Feed, water and other substances
  39. 23Feed, water and other substances
  40. 24Feed, water and other substances
  41. 25Feed, water and other substances
  42. 26Feed, water and other substances
  43. 27Feed, water and other substances
  44. 28Breeding procedures
  45. 29Breeding procedures
  46. 30Electrical immobilisation
  47. Schedule 2: ADDITIONA L CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH LAYING HENS KEPT IN BATTERY CAGES MUST BE KEPT
  48. 1Paragraph 1
  49. 2Paragraph 2
  50. 3Paragraph 3
  51. 4Paragraph 4
  52. 5Paragraph 5
  53. 6Paragraph 6
  54. 7Paragraph 7
  55. 8Paragraph 8
  56. 9Paragraph 9
  57. 10Paragraph 10
  58. Schedule 3ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH POULTRY OTHER THAN LAYING HENS KEPT IN BATTERY CAGES MUST BE KEPT
  59. Schedule 4: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF CALVES CONFINED FOR REARING AND FATTENING
  60. 1Accommodation
  61. 2Transitional provisions for accommodation
  62. 3Inspection
  63. 4Inspection
  64. 5Inspection
  65. 6Tethering
  66. 7Artificially lit buildings
  67. 8Cleaning and disinfection
  68. 9Floors
  69. 10Bedding and lying area
  70. 11Bovine colostrum
  71. 12Additional dietary requirements
  72. 13Muzzling
  73. 14Feeding
  74. 15Drinking water
  75. Schedule 5: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF CATTLE
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. 2Paragraph 2
  78. Schedule 6: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF PIGS
  79. Part I: INTERPRETATION
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. Part II: GENERAL ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
  82. 2Paragraph 2
  83. 3Paragraph 3
  84. 4Accommodation
  85. 5Accommodation
  86. 6Artificially lit buildings
  87. 7Prevention of fighting
  88. 8Use of tethers
  89. 9Use of tethers
  90. 10Cleaning and disinfection
  91. 11Lying area
  92. 12Floors
  93. 13Feeding
  94. 14Drinking water
  95. 15Environmental enrichment
  96. 16Prohibition on the use of the sweat-box system
  97. Part III: BOARS
  98. 17Paragraph 17
  99. 18Paragraph 18
  100. 19Paragraph 19
  101. Part IV: SOWS AND GILTS
  102. 20Paragraph 20
  103. 21Paragraph 21
  104. 22Paragraph 22
  105. 23Paragraph 23
  106. 24Paragraph 24
  107. Part V: PIGLETS
  108. 25Paragraph 25
  109. 26Paragraph 26
  110. 27Paragraph 27
  111. 28Paragraph 28
  112. 29Paragraph 29
  113. Part VI: WEANERS AND REARING PIGS
  114. 30Paragraph 30
  115. 31Paragraph 31
  116. Schedule 7: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF RABBITS
  117. 1Paragraph 1
  118. 2Paragraph 2
  119. Explanatory note