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This Order may be cited as the Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into force on 27th September 1999.
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(1) After Article 11 of the Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 there shall be inserted the following Article—“
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A person shall not use a road vehicle for the transportation of animals to which Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 411/98 on additional protection standards applicable to road vehicles used for the carriage of livestock on journeys exceeding eight hours applies in connection with a journey to which that Article applies in contravention of that Regulation.”.
(2) For paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 7 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—“
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The maximum journey time in paragraph 1 may be extended where the transporting vehicle—
(a) meets the requirements specified in the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No. 411/98 on additional protection standards applicable to road vehicles used for the carriage of livestock on journeys exceeding eight hours; or
(b) is not a road vehicle and meets the following additional requirements—
(i) there is sufficient bedding on the floor of the vehicle;
(ii) it carries appropriate feed for the animal species transported and for the journey time;
(iii) direct access to the animals may be gained from inside the vehicle without it having to be unloaded;
(iv) there is adequate ventilation which may be adjusted depending on the temperature (inside and outside);
(v) there are moveable panels for creating separate compartments;
(vi) it is equipped for connection to a water supply during stops;
(vii) in the case of vehicles for transporting pigs, sufficient water is carried for watering during the journey.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on
R. S. Johnston
Assistant Secretary
14th September 1999.