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The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) Regulations 2001

W.S.I. 2001/2682 · Made 17 July 2001 · Extends to England and Wales

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ANIMALS, WALES

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY

Made 17th July 2001

Coming into force 31st July 2001

The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 and now vested in itM1, and after consultation in accordance with section 2 of the 1968 Act, makes the following Regulations:

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1968 c.34. See section 50 for a definition of “the Ministers”. In relation to Wales, the powers of “the Ministers” were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) .

Contents

  1. 1Title, commencement and application
  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  4. 4Additional duties on owners and keepers of laying hens kept in battery cages Repealed
  5. 5Additional duties on owners and keepers of poultry (other than those kept in the systems referred to in Schedules 3A, 3B and 3C)
  6. 5AAdditional duties on owners and keepers of laying hens
  7. 6Additional duties on owners and keepers of calves confined for rearing and fattening
  8. 7Additional duties on owners and keepers of cattle
  9. 8Additional duties on owners and keepers of pigs
  10. 8ATraining
  11. 9Additional duties on owners and keepers of rabbits
  12. 10Statutory welfare codes
  13. 11Powers of authorised persons
  14. 12Powers of entry
  15. 13Offences
  16. 14Revocations
  17. Signature
  18. Schedule 1: GENERAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH FARMED ANIMALS MUST BE KEPT
  19. 1Staffing
  20. 2Inspection
  21. 3Paragraph 3
  22. 4Paragraph 4
  23. 5Paragraph 5
  24. 6Paragraph 6
  25. 7Record keeping
  26. 8Paragraph 8
  27. 9Freedom of movement
  28. 10Paragraph 10
  29. 11Buildings and accommodation
  30. 12Paragraph 12
  31. 13Paragraph 13
  32. 14Paragraph 14
  33. 15Paragraph 15
  34. 16Paragraph 16
  35. 17Animals not kept in buildings
  36. 18Automatic or mechanical equipment
  37. 19Paragraph 19
  38. 20Paragraph 20
  39. 21Paragraph 21
  40. 22Feed, water and other substances
  41. 23Paragraph 23
  42. 24Paragraph 24
  43. 25Paragraph 25
  44. 26Paragraph 26
  45. 27Paragraph 27
  46. 28Breeding procedures
  47. 29Paragraph 29
  48. 30Electrical immobilisation
  49. Schedule 2: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH LAYING HENS KEPT IN BATTERY CAGES MUST BE KEPT Repealed
  50. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  51. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  52. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  53. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  54. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  55. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  56. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  57. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  58. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  59. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  60. Schedule 3ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH POULTRY (OTHER THAN THOSE KEPT IN THE SYSTEMS REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULES 3A, 3B AND 3C) MUST BE KEPT
  61. Schedule 3A: NON-CAGE SYSTEMS
  62. 1Paragraph 1
  63. 2Paragraph 2
  64. 3Paragraph 3
  65. 4Paragraph 4
  66. 5Paragraph 5
  67. 6Paragraph 6
  68. 7Paragraph 7
  69. Schedule 3B: CONVENTIONAL CAGE SYTEMS
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. 2Paragraph 2
  72. 3Paragraph 3
  73. Schedule 3C: ENHANCED CAGE SYSTEMS
  74. 1Paragraph 1
  75. 2Paragraph 2
  76. 3Paragraph 3
  77. 4Paragraph 4
  78. 5Paragraph 5
  79. 6Paragraph 6
  80. 7Paragraph 7
  81. Schedule 3D: CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL SYSTEMS
  82. 1Paragraph 1
  83. 2Paragraph 2
  84. 3Paragraph 3
  85. 4Paragraph 4
  86. 5Paragraph 5
  87. 6Paragraph 6
  88. 7Paragraph 7
  89. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  90. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  91. Schedule 4: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF CALVES CONFINED FOR REARING AND FATTENING
  92. 1Accommodation
  93. 2Transitional provisions for accommodation
  94. 3Inspection
  95. 4Paragraph 4
  96. 5Paragraph 5
  97. 6Tethering
  98. 7Artificially lit buildings
  99. 8Cleansing and disinfection
  100. 9Floors
  101. 10Bedding and lying area
  102. 11Bovine colostrum
  103. 12Additional dietary requirements
  104. 13Muzzling
  105. 14Feeding
  106. 15Drinking water
  107. Schedule 5: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF CATTLE
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. Schedule 6: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF PIGS
  111. Part I: INTERPRETATION
  112. 1Paragraph 1
  113. Part II: GENERAL ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
  114. 2Inspection
  115. 3Inspection
  116. 4Tethering
  117. 5Tethering
  118. 6Accommodation
  119. 7Accommodation
  120. 8Artificially lit buildings
  121. 9Prevention of fighting
  122. 10Cleaning and disinfection
  123. 11Bedding
  124. 12Floors
  125. 13Floors
  126. 14Feeding
  127. 15Drinking water
  128. 16Environmental enrichment
  129. 17Prohibition on the use of the sweat-box system
  130. 18Noise levels
  131. 19Interventions Repealed
  132. 20Interventions Repealed
  133. 21Interventions Repealed
  134. 22Interventions Repealed
  135. 23Interventions Repealed
  136. 24Interventions Repealed
  137. 25Interventions Repealed
  138. 26Interventions Repealed
  139. Part III: BOARS
  140. 27Paragraph 27
  141. 28Paragraph 28
  142. 29Paragraph 29
  143. Part IV: SOWS AND GILTS
  144. 30Paragraph 30
  145. 31Farrowing
  146. 32Farrowing
  147. 33Farrowing
  148. 34Farrowing
  149. 35Farrowing
  150. 36Group housing
  151. 37Group housing
  152. 38Group housing
  153. 39Group housing
  154. 40Group housing
  155. 41Group housing
  156. 42Group housing
  157. Part V: PIGLETS
  158. 43Paragraph 43
  159. 44Paragraph 44
  160. 45Paragraph 45
  161. 46Paragraph 46
  162. 47Paragraph 47
  163. Part VI: WEANERS AND REARING PIGS
  164. 48Paragraph 48
  165. 49Paragraph 49
  166. 50Paragraph 50
  167. 51Paragraph 51
  168. 52Paragraph 52
  169. Schedule 7: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF RABBITS
  170. 1Paragraph 1
  171. 2Paragraph 2
  172. Explanatory note