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The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2000
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- Sch. 1 para. 2(3)(a) substituted by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(6)(a)
- Sch. 1 para. 7(b)(i) substituted by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(6)(b)
- Sch. 2 revoked by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(3)
- Sch. 3 substituted by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(7)
- sch 6 rev in pt by S.I. 2007/1101 reg 2 schedule
- Sch 6 subst (subject to transtl provn(s)) by S.I. 2003/299 regs 2 3(1) (4)
- reg 2 am by S.I. 2003/299 reg 3(1) (2)
- reg. 2(1) words inserted by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(2)(b)
- reg. 2(1) words inserted by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(2)(c)
- reg. 2(1) words substituted by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(2)(a)
- reg. 4 revoked by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(3)
- reg. 5 substituted by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(4)
- reg. 12(a) substituted by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(9)
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- Sch. 3A inserted by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(8) Sch.
- Sch. 3B inserted by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(8) Sch.
- Sch. 3C inserted by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(8) Sch.
- Sch. 3D inserted by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(8) Sch.
- sch 3D rev in pt by S.I. 2007/1101 reg 2 schedule
- reg. 5A added by S.I. 2002/1646 reg. 2(5)
- reg 8A added by S.I. 2003/299 reg 3(1) (3)
4. Additional duties on owners and keepers of laying hens kept in battery cages
5. Additional duties on owners and keepers of poultry (other than laying hens kept in battery cages)
6. Additional duties on owners and keepers of calves confined for rearing and fattening
GENERAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH FARMED ANIMALS MUST BE KEPT
3.Where animals are kept in a building adequate lighting (whether...
6.(1) Where necessary, sick or injured animals shall be isolated...
8.The record referred to in paragraph 7 shall be retained...
10.Where animals are continuously or regularly tethered or confined, they...
12.Accommodation and fittings for securing animals shall be constructed and...
13.Air circulation, dust levels, temperature, relative air humidity and gas...
14.Animals kept in buildings shall not be kept in permanent...
15.Where the natural light available in a building is insufficient...
16.Animals kept in buildings shall not be kept without an...
19.Where defects in automated or mechanical equipment of the type...
20.Where the health and well-being of the animals is dependent...
21.The back-up system referred to in paragraph 20(a) shall be...
24.All animals shall have access to feed at intervals appropriate...
25.All animals shall either have access to a suitable water...
26.Feeding and watering equipment shall be designed, constructed, placed and...
27.No other substance, with the exception of those given for...
29.No animals shall be kept for farming purposes unless it...
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH LAYING HENS KEPT IN BATTERY CAGES MUST BE KEPT
2.Battery cages shall be designed, constructed and maintained in such...
4.The cages must be suitably equipped and maintained to prevent...
5.Except where therapeutic or prophylactic treatment demands otherwise, all laying...
8.Accommodation comprising more than three tiers of cages shall not...
10.(1) Every time all the cages housed together are emptied...
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF CALVES CONFINED FOR REARING AND FATTENING
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THE KEEPING OF PIGS
20.Gilts and sows between weaning their piglets and the perinatal...
21.If they are placed in farrowing crates, pregnant sows and...
22.Gilts and sows between weaning their piglets and the perinatal...
23.During farrowing, an unobstructed area behind the sow or gilt...
24.Farrowing pens where sows are kept loose must have some...
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