# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2000, Regulation 12: Powers of entry


An authorised person exercising powers of entry under the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 for the purposes of these Regulations may take with him a representative of the European Commission acting for the purposes of–
(a) Council Directive 88/166/EEC laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens kept in battery cages;
(b) Council Directive 91/629/EEC laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves as amended by Council Directive 97/2/EC and Commission Decision 97/182/EC;
(c) Council Directive 91/630/EEC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs; or
(d) Council Directive 98/58/EC concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes,
as well as any person he takes under powers provided under section 6(3) of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/442/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-scotland-regulations-2000/regulation-12
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