Minimum Standards for the Protection of Pigs

L.N. 264 of 2023

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT

(CAP. 439)

Minimum Standards for the Protection of Pigs

(Amendment) Regulations, 2023

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 7(2) of the

Animal Welfare Act, the Minister responsible for veterinary services

has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Minimum Citation and

Standards for the Protection of Pigs (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 commencement.

and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the S.L. 439.02.

Minimum Standards for the Protection of Pigs Regulations, hereinafter

referred to as "the principal regulations".

(2) These regulations shall come into force within two (2)

months from their publication in the Gazette.

Regulation 1 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 1 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a) sub-regulation (1) thereof, shall be substituted by the

following new sub-regulation

"(1) The title of these regulations is the Minimum

Standards for the Protection of Pigs Regulations."; and

(b) sub-regulation (2) thereof, shall be substituted by the

following new sub-regulation

"(2) The scope of these regulations is to

transpose Council Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December

2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of

pigs.".

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends

regulation 2 of

as follows

the principal

regulations.

(a)

the definitions thereof shall follow the alphabetical

order;

(b)

the definition "competent authority" thereof shall be

substituted by the following new definition

" "competent authority" means the

Department of Veterinary Services as defined in

the Veterinary Services Act;";

(c)

the definition "Department" thereof shall be deleted;

(d) the definition of "Director" thereof shall be

substituted by the following new definition

" "Director" means the Director for

Veterinary Services as defined in the Animal

Welfare Act;".

Regulation 6 of the principal regulations shall be

substituted by the following new regulation

(1) The competent authority shall carry

out inspections in order to ensure that the provisions

of these regulations are being complied with.

(2) The competent authority may carry out

inspections in the case of inspections made for other

purposes which fall under its competence and shall

each year cover a statistically representative sample

of the different rearing systems used in Malta.".

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