Welfare of Farmed Animals (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002
These Regulations amend the Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 No. 270 (“the principal Regulations”). The amendments give effect to the provisions of Council Directive 99/74/EC (O.J. No. L203, 3.8.99, p. 53), laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens, in establishments with 350 or more laying hens.