Livestock Welfare (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 1709 of 1998). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Standards Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 27 July 1998. Abstract These Regulations replace, with amendments, Schedule 2 of the 1994 principal Regulations, containing provisions on the welfare of calves. The Regulations implement Council Directive 91/629/EC, as amended by Council Decree 97/2/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves. The Regulations introduce a binding requirement to keep calves in groups after the age of eight weeks, they prohibit tethering and prescribe the inspection and feeding of calves twice a day. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Welfare of Livestock Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2126 of 1994). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1994 Keyword: Animal welfare, Standards, Swine Source: FAO, FAOLEX