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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-scotland-regulations-2000/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/442",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-scotland-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation and application",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations–\n“animal” means any animal (including fish, reptiles or amphibians) bred or kept for the production of food, wool, skin or fur or for other farming purposes;\n“authorised person” means any person authorised by the Scottish Ministers under section 6 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968;\n“battery cage” means an enclosed space intended for laying hens in a battery system;\n“battery system” means an arrangement of battery cages in rows or tiers or rows and tiers;\n“calf” means a bovine animal up to six months old;\n“keeper” means any person responsible for or in charge of animals whether on a permanent or temporary basis;\n“laying hen” means an adult hen of the species Gallus gallus which is kept for egg production;\n“pig” means an animal of the porcine species of any age, kept for breeding or fattening;\n“statutory welfare code” means a code for the time being issued by the Scottish Ministers under section 3 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968; and\n“zootechnical treatment” has the meaning given by Article 1(2)(c) of Directive 96/22/EEC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists.\n(2) These Regulations shall apply to animals except–\n(a) animals living in the wild;\n(b) animals whilst at, and animals solely intended for use in, competitions, shows, cultural or sporting events or activities;\n(c) experimental or laboratory animals; or\n(d) any invertebrate animals.\n(3) Part 1 of Schedule 6 shall have effect for the purpose of the interpretation of Schedule 6.\n(4) In these Regulations–\n(a) any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations;\n(b) any reference to a numbered Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations so numbered in these Regulations; and\n(c) any reference in a regulation or a Schedule to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference occurs.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The functions of the Minister were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "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 3 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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 125, 23.5.96, p.3."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2003/488",
      "affecting_title": "The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2002/334",
      "affecting_title": "The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2002/334",
      "affecting_title": "The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2002/334",
      "affecting_title": "The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/442/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:48:42.912575+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."
}