{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-wales-regulations-2007/schedule-5A/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-wales-regulations-2007/schedule-5A/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2007/3070",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-wales-regulations-2007",
  "path": "schedule/5A/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“chicken” (“iâr”) means a conventionally reared meat chicken;\n“keeper” (“ceidwad”) means any person responsible for or in charge of chickens in terms of contract or by law whether on a permanent or temporary basis;\n“official veterinarian” (“milfeddyg swyddogol”) has the same meaning as it has in Regulation (EU) 2017/625;\n“Regulation 853/2004” (“Rheoliad 853/2004”) means Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin , as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1981 of 31 October 2017;\n...\n“Regulation (EU) 2017/625” (“Rheoliad (EU) 2017/625”) means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 5A inserted (10.11.2010) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2713), regs. 1, 8, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5A para. 1 substituted (31.1.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/44), regs. 1(2), 22(2)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5A para. 1 inserted (28.3.2019) by The Rural Affairs, Environment, Fisheries and Food (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/463), regs. 1(3), 9(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5A para. 1 omitted (31.1.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/44), regs. 1(2), 22(2)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5A para. 1 inserted (31.1.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/44), regs. 1(2), 22(2)(a)(iii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/3070/schedule/5A/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:59:59.742388+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."
}