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The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010

S.S.I. 2010/388 · Made 4 November 2010 · Extends to Scotland

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Animals

Made 4th November 2010

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 26(5) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted such persons appearing to them to represent relevant interests and such other persons as they consider appropriate.

In accordance with section 51(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

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Footnotes

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2006 asp 11.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Animals to which these Regulations apply
  4. 4Appointment of competent authority Repealed
  5. 5Duties on a person responsible for a farmed animal
  6. 6Additional duties on a person responsible for animals and at slaughterhouses
  7. 7Animal welfare codes
  8. 7AAnimal welfare guidance
  9. 8Powers of an inspector
  10. 9Obstruction
  11. 10Powers of entry: representative of the European Commission Repealed
  12. 11Offences
  13. 12Enforcement
  14. 13Revocations
  15. 14Savings
  16. Signature
  17. Schedule 1: GENERAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH FARMED ANIMALS MUST BE BRED OR KEPT
  18. 1Staffing
  19. 2Inspection
  20. 3Inspection
  21. 4Inspection
  22. 5Inspection
  23. 6Inspection
  24. 7Record keeping
  25. 8Record keeping
  26. 9Freedom of movement
  27. 10Freedom of movement
  28. 11Buildings and accommodation
  29. 12Buildings and accommodation
  30. 13Buildings and accommodation
  31. 14Buildings and accommodation
  32. 15Buildings and accommodation
  33. 16Buildings and accommodation
  34. 17Animals not kept in buildings
  35. 18Automatic or mechanical equipment
  36. 19Automatic or mechanical equipment
  37. 20Automatic or mechanical equipment
  38. 21Automatic or mechanical equipment
  39. 22Feed, water and other substances
  40. 23Paragraph 23
  41. 24Paragraph 24
  42. 25Paragraph 25
  43. 26Paragraph 26
  44. 27Paragraph 27
  45. 28Breeding procedures
  46. 29Breeding procedures
  47. 30Electrical immobilisation
  48. Schedule 2: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF CONVENTIONALLY REARED MEAT CHICKENS
  49. Part 1: Interpretation
  50. 1Interpretation
  51. Part 2: General additional conditions
  52. 2Training
  53. 3Notification of stocking density
  54. 4Stocking density limits
  55. 5Requirements for higher stocking densities
  56. 6Feed and water
  57. 7Litter
  58. 8Ventilation and heating
  59. 9Noise
  60. 10Light
  61. 11Inspection
  62. 12Cleaning and disinfection
  63. 13Record keeping
  64. Part 3: Monitoring and follow-up at the slaughterhouse
  65. 14Food chain information and chickens dead on arrival
  66. 15Identification of poor welfare conditions and follow-up
  67. Schedule 3: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF LAYING HENS
  68. Part 1: Interpretation
  69. 1Interpretation
  70. Part 2: General additional conditions
  71. 2Inspection
  72. 3Noise
  73. 4Light
  74. 5Cleaning and disinfection
  75. 6Accommodation
  76. 7Accommodation
  77. 8Accommodation
  78. Part 3: Additional conditions applicable for keeping laying hens in conventional cages
  79. 9Accommodation, feed, water and ethological needs
  80. 10Accommodation, feed, water and ethological needs
  81. Part 4: Additional conditions applicable for keeping laying hens in enriched cages
  82. 11Paragraph 11
  83. 12Accommodation
  84. 13Feed
  85. 14Water
  86. 15Inspection
  87. 16Ethological needs
  88. Part 5: Additional conditions applicable for keeping laying hens in non-cage systems
  89. 17Feed and water
  90. 18Floors
  91. 19Accommodation
  92. 20Accommodation
  93. 21Accommodation
  94. Schedule 4: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF CALVES CONFINED FOR REARING AND FATTENING
  95. 1Accommodation
  96. 2Inspection
  97. 3Inspection
  98. 4Tethering
  99. 5Artificially lit buildings
  100. 6Cleaning and disinfection
  101. 7Floors
  102. 8Bedding and lying area
  103. 9Bovine colostrum
  104. 10Additional dietary requirements
  105. 11Muzzling
  106. 12Feeding
  107. 13Drinking water
  108. Schedule 5ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF CATTLE
  109. Schedule 6: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF PIGS
  110. Part 1: Interpretation
  111. 1Paragraph 1
  112. Part 2: General additional conditions
  113. 2Inspection
  114. 3Tethering
  115. 4Tethering
  116. 5Accommodation
  117. 6Accommodation
  118. 7Artificially lit buildings
  119. 8Prevention of fighting
  120. 9Training
  121. 10Cleaning and disinfection
  122. 11Bedding
  123. 12Floors
  124. 13Floors
  125. 14Feeding
  126. 15Drinking water
  127. 16Environmental enrichment
  128. 17Prohibition on the use of the sweat-box system
  129. 18Noise levels
  130. Part 3: Boars
  131. 19Paragraph 19
  132. 20Paragraph 20
  133. 21Paragraph 21
  134. Part 4: Sows and gilts
  135. 22Prevention of parasites
  136. 23Farrowing
  137. 24Farrowing
  138. 25Farrowing
  139. 26Farrowing
  140. 27Farrowing
  141. 28Group housing
  142. 29Paragraph 29
  143. 30Paragraph 30
  144. 31Paragraph 31
  145. 32Paragraph 32
  146. 33Paragraph 33
  147. 34Paragraph 34
  148. Part 5: Piglets
  149. 35Paragraph 35
  150. 36Paragraph 36
  151. 37Paragraph 37
  152. 38Paragraph 38
  153. 39Paragraph 39
  154. Part 6: Weaners and rearing pigs
  155. 40Paragraph 40
  156. 41Paragraph 41
  157. 42Paragraph 42
  158. 43Paragraph 43
  159. 44Paragraph 44
  160. Schedule 7: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF RABBITS
  161. 1Accommodation
  162. 2Accommodation
  163. Schedule 8REVOCATIONS
  164. Explanatory note