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

6.—(1) The Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012(1) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In Paragraph 3 (Other management procedures) of Part I of Schedule 3 (Sheep) omit “(1) Disbudding;” and re-number sub-paragraph (2) as (1).

(3) Paragraph 3 (Other management procedures) of Part I of Schedule 4 (Goats) shall be omitted.

(4) In Part II of Schedule 4 (Goats), paragraph 4 (Castration) and paragraph 5 (Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive) shall be re-numbered “3” and “4” accordingly.