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The Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

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4.—(1) Section 5(1) and (2) of the Act does not apply where a prohibited procedure is carried out in an emergency for the purpose of saving the life or relieving the pain of the protected animal.

(2) Any procedure carried out under paragraph (1) shall be carried out in accordance with regulation 3, in so far as this is practicable in all of the circumstances.

(3) A record shall be kept for 3 years detailing the circumstances and the reason for carrying out the emergency procedure.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 4 in operation at 2.4.2012, see reg. 1

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