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2.—(1) In these Regulations —
“animal” (“anifail”) means any animal (including fish, reptiles or amphibians) bred or kept for the production of food, wool, skin or fur or for other farming purposes;
“authorised person” (“person awdurdodedig”) means any person authorised by the National Assembly for Wales under section 6 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968;
“battery cage” (“cawell batri”) means an enclosed space intended for laying hens in a battery system;
“battery system” (“system fatri”) means an arrangement of cages in rows or tiers or rows and tiers;
“calf” (“llo”) means a bovine animal up to six months old;
“keeper” (“ceidwad”) means any person responsible for or in charge of animals whether on a permanent or temporary basis;
[F1“laying hen” (“iâr ddodwy”) means a hen of the species Gallus gallus which has reached laying maturity and is kept for production of eggs not intended for hatching]
[F2“litter” (“llaesodr”) means any friable material enabling the hens to satisfy their ethological needs;]
[F2“nest” (“nyth”) means a separate space for egg laying for an individual hen or a group of hens, the floor components of which may not include wire mesh that can come into contact with the bird or birds;]
“pig” (“mochyn”) means an animal of the porcine species of any age, kept for breeding or fattening;
“statutory welfare code” (“cod lles statudol”) means a code for the time being issued under section 3 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968; and
[F3“usable area” (“lle y gellir ei ddefnyddio”) means an area used by laying hens, not including a nesting area, which is at least 30cm wide with a floor slope not exceeding 14% and with headroom of at least 45 cm;]
“zootechnical treatment” (“triniaeth söotechnegol”) has the meaning given by Article 1(2)(c) of Directive 96/22/EEC M1 concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists.
(2) These Regulations shall apply to animals except—
(a)animals living in the wild;
(b)animals whilst at, and animals solely intended for use in, competitions, shows, cultural or sporting events or activities;
(c)experimental or laboratory animals; or
(d)any invertebrate animals.
(3) Part 1 of Schedule 6 shall have effect for the purpose of the interpretation of Schedule 6.
(4) In these Regulations —
(a)any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations;
(b)any reference to a numbered Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations so numbered in these Regulations;
(c)any reference in a regulation or a Schedule to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference occurs; and
(d)any reference to an instrument of the European Community is to that instrument as amended at the time these Regulations are made.
[F4(5) Expressions which are not defined in paragraph (1) above and which appear in Council Directives 91/630/EEC and 2001/88/EC and Commission Directive 2001/93/EC have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have for the purposes of that Community legislation.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (6.8.2002) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1898), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)
F2Words in reg. 2 inserted (6.8.2002) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1898), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)
F3Words in reg. 2 inserted (6.8.2002) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1898), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(c)
F4Reg. 2(5) inserted (14.7.2003) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1726), regs. 1(2), 3(2)
Marginal Citations
M1OJ No. L125, 23.5.96, p.3.
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