ATT DWAR IT-TRATTAMENT XIERAQ TA’ L-ANNIMALI (ATT NRU. XXV TA’ L-2001) Regolamenti ta’ l-2003 dwar Standards ta’ Vetturi Stradali fil-{arr ta’ Annimali fi Vja[[i ta’ aktar minn Tmien Sig]at BIS-SA}}A tas-setg]at mog]tija bl-artikolu 22 ta’ l-Att ta’ l-2001 dwar it-Trattament

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Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 17,480, 30 ta’ Settembru, 2003

Taqsima B

A.L. 262 ta’ l-2003

ATT DWAR IT-TRATTAMENT XIERAQ TA’ L-ANNIMALI

(ATT NRU. XXV TA’ L-2001)

Regolamenti ta’ l-2003 dwar Standards ta’ Vetturi Stradali fil-{arr ta’ Annimali fi

Vja[[i ta’ aktar minn Tmien Sig]at

BIS-SA}}A tas-setg]at mog]tija bl-artikolu 22 ta’ l-Att ta’ l-2001 dwar it-Trattament

Xieraq ta’ l-Annimali, il-Ministru g]all Affarijiet Rurali u l-Ambjent g]amel dawn ir-

regolamenti li [ejjin:-

Titlu u Skop.

(1) It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu Regolamenti ta’ l-2003 dwar Standards ta’

Vetturi Stradali fil-{arr ta’ Annimali }ajjin fi Vja[[i ta’ aktar minn Tmien Sig]at.

(2) L-iskop ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti huwa l-implimentazzjoni tar-regoli imni\\la ta]t

ir-Regolamenti tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropeja 411/98/EC dwar standards addizzjonali

ta’ protezzjoni g]all-annimali applikabbli g]all-vetturi u\ati g]all-[arr ta’ annimali ]ajjin

fuq vja[[i ta’ aktar minn tmien sig]at.

(3) Meta l-]in tal-vja[[ ta’ tmien sig]at stabbilit fil-Kapitolu VII 48 (2) tal-Anness

mad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropeja 91/628/EEC jinqabe\, il-vetturi u\ati

g]all-[arr ta’ solipedi domesti`i u annimali ta’ l-ispe`i bovina, ovina, kaprina u por`ina,

bejn it-teritorju ta’ Malta u S]ab fil-Kummer`, iridu jkunu konformi mal-]ti[iet

addizzjonali mni\\la fl-Iskeda li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regolamenti.

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(4) G]all-finijiet ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti, il-kelma “sie]eb fil-kummer`” g]andu

jkollha l-istess tifsira kif provdut fl-artikolu 2 ta’ l-Att dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji u

g]andha tinkludi l-Istati Membri ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropeja.

Piena g]al min jonqos mill-obbligi.

Standards addizzjonali g]al vetturi u\ati g]all-[arr ta’ annimali ]ajjin fuq vja[[i ta’ aktar minn

tmien sig]at

1. IRQAD

Ming]ajr pre[udizzju g]ad-disposizzjonijiet tal-Kapitolu 1, disposizzjoni 2, tal-Annex tad-Direttiva tal-

Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropeja 91/628/EEC, l-annimali jridu jkunu provduti bi friex li-

(a) jiggarantixxi l-kumdità tag]hom; il-kwantità tista’ tvarja skond

(i)

l-ispe`i u l-g]add ta’ annimali li qed jin[arru,

(ii)

il-]in tal-vja[[,

(iii)

it-temp;

(b) ji\gura li jixrob u jifrex bi\\ejjed l-urina u d-demel ta’ l-annimal.

2. G}ALF

Meta, min]abba l-ispe`i u l-kategoriji ta’ l-annimali li jin[arru u l-]inijiet tal-vja[[i mni\\la fil-Kapitolu

VII punt 48 (4) tal-Annex tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropeja 91/628/EEC, l-annimali jridu

jkunu mitmug]a matul il-vja[[, g]andhom japplikaw id-disposizzjonijiet li [ejjin-

(a) il-vettura u\ata g]all-vja[[ trid i[[or kwantità suffi`jenti ta’ g]alf xieraq g]all-]ti[iet ta’ l-ikel

ta’ l-annimali in kwistjoni matul dak il-vja[[;

(b) matul il-vja[[, l-g]alf irid ikun protett mit-temp u minn o[[etti li jikkontaminaw b]al,

partikolarment, trab, karburanti, gass ta’ l- exhaust u urina u demel ta’ l-annimali;

(`) meta jrid jintu\a tag]mir spe`ifiku (bwieqi, re`ipjenti jew xi mezz ie]or xieraq g]at-tqassim ta’

l-g]alf) g]all-g]alf ta’ l-annimali, dak it-tag]mir irid jin[arr fil-vettura u jkun disinfettat wara kull

vja[[;

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(d) ikun hekk imfassal li ma jwe[[ax lill-annimali u jkun, jekk me]tie[, imwa]]al ma’ parti

spe`ifika tal-vettura biex ikun evitat li din tinqaleb. Meta l-vettura tkun miexja u meta t-tag]mir

ma jkunx qieg]ed jintu\a, huwa jrid jin]a\en f’parti tal-vettura separata mill-annimali.

(1) Bla ]sara tad-disposizzjonijiet ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti u ta’ l-Att dwar it-

Trattament Xieraq ta’ l-Annimali, il-persuna kkundannata li naqset minn xi obbligu li

j[ibu mag]hom dawn ir-regolamenti, te]el, meta tinsab ]atja, multa ta’ mhux inqas minn

Lm5, 000 u mhux izjed minn Lm15, 000.

(2) Ming]ajr pre[udizzju g]ad-disposizzjonijiet tas-subregolamenti (1) ta’ dan ir-

regolamenti, il-Qorti tista tordna lill-persuna misjuba ]atja li tkun g]amlet reat ta]t dawn

ir-regolamenti, t]allas l-ispejje\ mag]mula mis-Servizzi Veterinarji b]ala ri\ultat ta’ dan

ir-reat, kif ukoll ir-revoka tal-permess ma]ru[ ta]t dawn ir-regolamenti u l-konfiska,

\amma u tne]]ija tal- corpus delicti .

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Additional standards for road vehicles used for carriage of livestock on journeys exceeding eight

hours

1. BEDDING

Without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter l, provision 2, of the Annex to European Union

Council Directive 91/628/EEC, animals must be provided with appropriate bedding material which –

(a) guarantees their comfort; the quantity may vary depending on

(i) the species and the number of the animals being transported,

(ii) the journey time,

(iii) the weather;

(b) ensures adequate absorption and dispersal of animal urine and dung.

2. FEED

Where, because of the species and categories of animals being transported and the journey times set

out in Chapter VII point 48 (4) of the Annex to European Union Council Directive 91/628/EEC, the

animals must be fed during the journey, the following provisions apply -

(a) the vehicle used for the journey must carry a sufficient quantity of appropriate feedingstuff for the

feeding requirements of the animals in question during the journey concerned;

(b) during the journey, the feedingstuffs must be protected from the weather and from contaminants

such as, in particular, dust, fuel, exhaust gases and animal urine and dung;

(c) where specific equipment (troughs, receptacles or any other appropriate means of distributing

feedingstuffs) must be used for the feeding of animals, that equipment must be transported in the

vehicle, be disinfected after each journey;

(d) be so designed that it does not injure the animals and can, if necessary, be attached to a specific

part of the vehicle to prevent its being overturned. When the vehicle is moving and when the

equipment is not in use, it must be stored in a part of the vehicle separate from the animals.

3. ACCESS

Vehicles used for transport must be equipped so that at all times there can be direct access to all the

animals being transported so that they can be inspected and given all appropriate care, including

feeding and watering in particular.

4. VENTILATION

The vehicle must be equipped with an adequate ventilation system to ensure that the welfare of the

animals being transported is permanently guaranteed, taking into account in particular the following

criteria –

(a) the planned journey and its duration,

(b) the design of the vehicle used (open or closed),

(c) the inside temperature and the outside temperature resulting from atmospheric conditions

which may occur during the planned journey,

(d) the specific physiological needs of the various species transported,

(e) the loading densities provided for in Chapter VI of the Annex to European Union Council

Directive 91/628/EEC and the space available above the animals.

The system must also be designed in such a way that –

(f) it can be used at any time when the animals are in the vehicle whether it is stationary or

moving,

(g) it ensures the efficient circulation of unpolluted air.

To that end, operators must provide -

(h) either a forced ventilation system,

(i) or a ventilation system which ensures that a range of temperatures from 5 °C to 30 °C can

be maintained within the vehicle for all animals, with a +5 °C tolerance depending on the

outside temperature. This system must also be equipped with an appropriate monitoring

device.

The possibility of choosing between these two systems shall not prejudice the principle of the free

movement of the animals.

5. PARTITIONS

(a) The vehicle must be fitted with partitions so that separate compartments may be created.

(b)The partitions must be constructed in such a way that they can be placed in different

positions so that the size of compartment can be adapted to specific requirements, and to the

type, size and number of animals.

6. WATER SUPPLY

(a) The vehicle must be equipped for connection to a water supply during stops.

(b) The vehicle must be equipped with fixed or movable devices appropriate to the different

species, e. g. troughs, bowls or nipples, in order to water the animals on board the vehicle. Those

devices must be so designed that the animals cannot injure themselves.

(c) Without prejudice to the provisions laid down in 6(a) and 6(b) above, vehicles

transporting pigs must, depending on their capacity, the number of animals transported and the stops

planned during the journey, be fitted with one or more water tanks of sufficient capacity so that the

animals may drink at will during the journey. Such water tanks must be so designed that they can be

drained and cleaned alter each journey and must be fitted with a system allowing their water level to

be checked so that they can be refilled at any convenient moment during the journey. They must be

connected to drinking devices within the compartments maintained in good working order so that pigs

may have access to water at any time. In addition, a system such as spraying for hydrating pigs may

be used in parallel with the above system.

Mitbug] fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press

A~~ESS

Vetturi u\ati g]all-[arr iridu jkunu mg]ammra sabiex f’kull ]in ikun jista’ jkun hemm a``ess dirett g]all-

annimali kollha li qed jin[arru sabiex ikunu jistg]u ji[u spezzjonati u mog]tija kull kura possibli, inklu\

b’mod partikolari l-g]alf u l-ilma.

VENTILAZZJONI

Il-vettura trid tkun mg]ammra b’sistema ta’ ventilazzjoni adegwata biex ti\gura li l-benesseri ta’ l-annimali

li jin[arru tkun garantita permanentement, waqt li jittie]ed kont partikolari tal-kriterji li [ejjin-

(a) il-vja[[ ippjanat u t-tul tieg]u,

(b) l-g]amla tal-vettura u\ata (miftu]a jew mag]luqa),

(c) it-temperatura ta’ [ewwa u t-temperatura ta’ barra kaw\ati mill-kondizzjonijiet

atmosferi`i li jistg]u jinqalg]u matul il-vja[[ ippjanat,

(d) il-]ti[iet fi\jolo[i`i spe`ifi`i ta’ l-ispe`i varji li jin[arru,

(e) id-densitajiet tat-tag]bija provduti fil-Kapitolu VI tal-Annex tad-Direttiva ta’ l-Unjoni

Ewropeja 91/628/EEC u l-ispazju disponibbli fuq l-annimali.

Is-sistema trid ukoll tkun imfassla b’mod li-

(f) tista’ tintu\a f’kull ]in meta l-annimali jkunu fil-vettura, kemm jekk tkun wieqfa jew

miexja,

(g) ti\gura `-`irkolazzjoni effi`jenti ta’ arja mhux imni[[sa.

G]al dak il-g]an, l-operaturi jridu jipprovdu-

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(h) jew sistema ta’ ventilazzjoni furzata,

(i) jew sistema ta’ ventilazzjoni li ti\gura li t-temperaturi minn 5 gradi centigradi sa 30 grad

centrigradu jistg]u jin\ammu fil-vettura g]all-annimali kollha, b’tolleranza ta’ +5 gradi

centigradi, jiddependi mit-temperatura ta’ barra. Din is-sistema trid ukoll tkun

mg]ammra b’apparat ta’ monitora[[ adatt.

Il-possibilita ta’ g]a\la bejn dawn i\-\ew[ sistemi ma g]andhiex tippre[udika l-prin`ipju ta’ moviment

]ieles ta’ l-annimali.

}ITAN DIVI|ORJI

(a) Il-vettura trid tkun mg]ammra b’divi\orji sabiex jin]olqu kompartimenti separati.

(b) Id-divi\orji jridu jkunu mfassla b’mod li jistg]u jitpo[[ew f’po\izzjonijiet differenti

sabiex il-qies tal-kompartiment jista’ jkun adattat g]al ]ti[iet spe`ifi`i, u g]at-tip,

qies u l-g]add ta’ l-annimali.

PROVVISTA TA’ L-ILMA

(a) Il-vettura trid tkun mg]ammra biex titqabbad ma’ provvista ta’ l-ilma matul il-

waqfiet.

(b) Il-vettura trid tkun mg]ammra b’apparat fiss jew mobbli, adatt g]all-ispe`i

differenti, e\empju: bwieqi, kontenituri jew nipples , sabiex l-annimali fil-vettura

jkunu misqija. Dak l-apparat irid ikun hekk imfassal li l-annimali ma jistg]ux

iwe[g]u lilhom infushom.

(c) Ming]ajr pre[udizzju g]ad-disposizzjonijiet stabbiliti f’6(a) u 6(b), vetturi li j[orru

majjali jridu, skond il-kobor tag]hom, l-g]add ta’ annimali li jin[arru u l-waqfiet

ippjanati matul il-vja[[, ikollhom tank ta’ l-ilma wie]ed jew aktar ta’ kobor

bi\\ejjed sabiex l-annimali jistg]u jixorbu x’]in iridu matul il-vja[[. Dawn it-

tankijiet iridu jkunu mfassla b’mod li jistg]u jitbattlu u jkunu mnaddfa wara kull

vja[[ u jrid ikollhom sistema li tippermetti li jkun verifikat il-livell ta’ l-ilma sabiex

ikunu mimlija f’kull moment opportun matul il-vja[[. Huma jridu jkunu mqabbda

ma’ apparati tax-xorb fil-kompartimenti u mi\muma fi stat tajjeb sabiex il-majjali

jkun jista’ jkollhom a``ess g]all-ilma f’kull ]in. B’\idea, mas-sistema imsemmija

hawn fuq tista’ tintu\a sistema parallela b]al spraying ta’ l-ilma biex jinfriska lill-

majjali.

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L.N. 262 of 2003

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT

(ACT NO. XXV OF 2001)

Carriage of Livestock (Road Vehichle Standards for Journeys exceeding Eight

Hours) Regulations, 2003

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 22 the Animal Welfare Act, the

Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has made the following regulations:-

Title and scope.

1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Carriage of Livestock (Road

Vehichle Standards for Journeys exceeding Eight Hours) Regulations, 2003

(2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the provisions found under

European Union Council Regulation 411/98/EC on additional animal protection

standards applicable to road vehicles used for the carriage of livestock on journeys

exceeding eight hours.

(3) Where the journey time of eight hours laid down in Chapter VII 48 (2) of

the Annex to European Union Council Directive 91/628/EEC is exceeded, road

vehicles used for the transportation of domestic solipeds and animals of the bovine,

ovine, caprine and porcine species within trade between the territory of Malta and

Trading Partners must comply with the additional requirements set out in the

Schedule to these regulations.

(4) For the purpose of these regulations the word “trading partner” shall have

the same meaning as provided in article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act and shall

include Member States of the European Union.

Penalty for non-fulfilment of obligations.

2. (1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations and of the Animal

Welfare Act, a person who infringes any of the provisions arising from these

regulations, shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than five

thousand liri (Lm5, 000) and not exceeding fifteen thousand liri (Lm15, 000).

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation,

the Court may also order any person who is found guilty of committing an offence

under these regulations, to pay for the expenses incurred by the Veterinary Services as

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a result of the said offence, the revocation of the permit issued under these regulations

and the confiscation, retention and disposal of the corpus delicti.

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