# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) Regulations 2001, Regulation 2: Interpretation and application

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations —
“animal” (“anifail”) 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;
“authorised person” (“person awdurdodedig”) means any person authorised by the National Assembly for Wales under section 6 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968;
“battery cage” (“cawell batri”) means an enclosed space intended for laying hens in a battery system;
“battery system” (“system fatri”) means an arrangement of cages in rows or tiers or rows and tiers;
“calf” (“llo”) means a bovine animal up to six months old;
“keeper” (“ceidwad”) means any person responsible for or in charge of animals whether on a permanent or temporary basis;
“laying hen” (“iâr ddodwy”) means a hen of the species Gallus gallus which has reached laying maturity and is kept for production of eggs not intended for hatching
“litter” (“llaesodr”) means any friable material enabling the hens to satisfy their ethological needs;
“nest” (“nyth”) means a separate space for egg laying for an individual hen or a group of hens, the floor components of which may not include wire mesh that can come into contact with the bird or birds;
“pig” (“mochyn”) means an animal of the porcine species of any age, kept for breeding or fattening;
“statutory welfare code” (“cod lles statudol”) means a code for the time being issued under section 3 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968; and
“usable area” (“lle y gellir ei ddefnyddio”) means an area used by laying hens, not including a nesting area, which is at least 30cm wide with a floor slope not exceeding 14% and with headroom of at least 45 cm;
“zootechnical treatment” (“triniaeth söotechnegol”) 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.
(2) These Regulations shall apply to animals except—
(a) animals living in the wild;
(b) animals whilst at, and animals solely intended for use in, competitions, shows, cultural or sporting events or activities;
(c) experimental or laboratory animals; or
(d) any invertebrate animals.
(3) Part 1 of Schedule 6 shall have effect for the purpose of the interpretation of Schedule 6.
(4) In these Regulations —
(a) any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations;
(b) any reference to a numbered Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations so numbered in these Regulations;
(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; and
(d) any reference to an instrument of the European Community is to that instrument as amended at the time these Regulations are made.
(5) Expressions which are not defined in paragraph (1) above and which appear in Council Directives 91/630/EEC and 2001/88/EC and Commission Directive 2001/93/EC have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have for the purposes of that Community legislation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/2682/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-wales-regulations-2001/regulation-2
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