Explanatory note

These Regulations apply on agricultural land. They prohibit the tethering of pigs (regulation 2) and the keeping of any pig in a stall or pen unless the stall or pen meets specified requirements (regulation 3) subject to certain exceptions (regulations 2(3), 3(4) and (5).

These Regulations create offences under section 2 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 for which the penalty on summary conviction is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale (currently £1000), or both.