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Regulation 5 Additional duties on persons responsible for poultry, laying hens, calves, cattle, pigs or rabbitsI1

England and Wales

(1)

A person responsible for—

(a)

poultry (other than those kept in the systems referred to in Schedules 2 to 4 F1and conventionally reared meat chickens) kept in a building must ensure they are kept on, or have access at all times to, well-maintained litter or a well-drained area for resting;

(b)

laying hens kept in establishments with 350 or more laying hens must comply with Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5, as applicable;

F2(ba)

conventionally reared meat chickens must comply with Part 2 of Schedule 5A;

(c)

calves confined for rearing and fattening must comply with Schedule 6;

(d)

cattle must comply with Schedule 7;

(e)

pigs must, subject to paragraph (2), comply with Part 2 of Schedule 8 and, where applicable, the requirements of Parts 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Schedule 8; or

(f)

rabbits must comply with Schedule 9.

(2)

Paragraphs 12, 28, 29 and 30 of Schedule 8 apply to all holdings newly built, rebuilt or brought into use for the first time on or after 1st January 2003, but in the case of all other holdings, those paragraphs do not apply until 1st January 2013.

(3)

Part 1 of Schedule 8 has effect.

F3(4)

Part 1 of Schedule 5A has effect.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 5(1)(a) inserted (10.11.2010) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2713), regs. 1, 4(1)

F2

Reg. 5(1)(ba) inserted (10.11.2010) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2713), regs. 1, 4(2)

F3

Reg. 5(4) inserted (10.11.2010) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2713), regs. 1, 4(3)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 5 in force at 24.10.2007, see reg. 1