Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. No. 153 of 2012). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Animal health Marking/identification Offences/penalties Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations specify the procedures to which the offences in section 5 of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 do not apply. Section 5 makes it an offence to carry out a prohibited procedure interference with the sensitive tissues or bone structure of the animal, other than a procedure carried out by a veterinary surgeon. Prohibited procedures include those for the purposes of: (a) identification (such as ear tagging); (b) the control of reproduction (such as castration); and (c) other purposes (such as tail docking). For certain of these procedures, Schedules 1 to 11 apply conditions to the carrying out of the procedure (such as specifying a required age for the animal, or requiring the administration of an anaesthetic). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (2011 Chapter 16). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2011 Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal production, Animal health, Research, Marking/identification, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 1999/74/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Animal welfare, Poultry, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 2008/120/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs. Legislation | European Union | 2008 Keyword: Animal welfare, Swine Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Welfare of Animals (Docking of Working Dogs’ Tails and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. No. 387 of 2012). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012 Keyword: Animal welfare, Authorization/permit, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods Source: FAO, FAOLEX