Export of Animals (Protection) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996
This Order prohibits the export of farm animals from Northern Ireland to any place outside Great Britain, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or another member State of the European Union unless they are rested at approved premises for at least 10 hours before they are exported (Articles 3 and 4). The Order requires the provision of adequate and accessible food, water, shelter and bedding and limits the number of each species of animal which may be put at one time into any one pen or enclosure on approved premises (Article 5).