Welfare of Calves at Markets Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. 202 of 1998). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Cattle Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on 27 July, 1998. Abstract These Regulations make provision for the welfare of calves at markets by requiring that only calves which are at least 7 days old and which do not have unhealed navels are brought to market (reg. 3(a) and (b)) and set a limit on the number of times that a calf aged less than twelve weeks may be brought to market within 28 days (reg. 3(c)). A calf aged more than 12 weeks may only be brought to market on more than one occasion within 28 days where such movement is not likely to cause that calf unn Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk