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CurrentDefence — prescribed surgical or similar operations, practices and activities
Part 3Welfare, safety and health of animals
Division 3Cruelty and other inhumane and improper treatment of animals
30 Defence — prescribed surgical or similar operations, practices and activities
It is a defence to a charge under section 19(1) committed in circumstances described in section 19(3)(g) for a person to prove that the person was a prescribed person, or was in a prescribed class of persons, and carried out the operation, practice or activity in a prescribed manner.
Regulations
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed person
, prescribed class
, prescribed manner
). Made under this Act:
- Animal Welfare (General) Regulations 2003
- Animal Welfare (Pig Industry) Regulations 2010
- Animal Welfare (Poultry) Regulations 2024
2 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
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