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The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 8 Cited in Amendments 2 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2008/1426
Year2008
  • may be cited as the Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008;
  • come into force on the day after the day on which they are made;
  • apply in England only.
  • The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007
  • In regulation 3 (exceptions to the prohibition on mutilations) for sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) substitute—
    • in hygienic conditions;in accordance with good practice; andin accordance with regulation 5, where applicable
  • In regulation 4(1) (performance of prohibited procedures in an emergency) omit the word “protected”.
  • For regulation 5 (persons who may carry out permitted procedures) substitute—
      (5)
    • (1) Any procedure permitted under regulation 3 to which the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 or the Veterinary Surgeons (Exemptions) Order 1962 applies, with the exception of the procedures referred to in paragraph (2) , may only be carried out by a person permitted to carry it out under that legislation.
    • Any procedure permitted under regulation 3 to which the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966Tail docking, or castration, of pigs may only be carried out by a veterinary surgeon or, where the animal is aged not more than 7 days, by a person experienced in performing the techniques involved and who is either a person responsible for the animal or a person employed or engaged by such a person to attend to the animal.(1) The amendments to Schedule 1 (permitted procedures) are as follows.(2) In the section on birds for the list under the heading “Identification Procedures” substitute—
      Micro-chipping.Neck tagging.Web notching.Web tagging.Wing tagging.Other methods of identification involving a mutilation required by law.
    .    (3) In the section on sheep for the list under the heading “Procedures for the Control of Reproduction” substitute—
      Castration.Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.Laparoscopic insemination.Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method.Vasectomy.
    .    (4) In the section on goats for the list under the heading “Procedures for the Control of Reproduction” substitute—
      Castration.Embryo collection or transfer by a surgical method.Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.Laparoscopic insemination.Ovum transplantation, including ovum collection, by a surgical method.Vasectomy.
    .    (1) The amendments to Schedule 4 (birds: requirements when carrying out certain permitted procedures) are as follows.(2) Immediately before paragraph 1 (castration) insert—
      (A1) All procedures in the section on birds in Schedule 1Except in the case of beak trimming (where the provisions of paragraph 5 apply) , no procedure listed in the section on birds in Schedule 1 may be performed on birds that are laying hens or that are intended to become laying hens unless they are kept on establishments with fewer than 350 such birds.(A2) Neck...
    Except in the case of beak trimming (where the provisions of paragraph 5 apply) , no procedure listed in the section on birds in Schedule 1 may be performed on birds that are laying hens or that are intended to become laying hens unless they are kept on establishments with fewer than 350 such birds.

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