Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

Exceptions

15.—(1) Subject to Article 4(1), where horses, cattle, sheep, goats or pigs are transported—

(a) for a distance of 50 kilometres or less, to and from or within land used for agricultural purposes;

(b) in a vehicle which has an internal length of not more than 3.7 metres available for the carriage of animals,

then the following provisions shall not apply—

(i) Article 14;

(ii) paragraph 5 of Part I of Schedule 2 (provision of barriers or straps); and

(iii) paragraph 11 of Part II of Schedule 2 (internal ramps and lifting gear).

(2) In this Article “land used for agricultural purposes” shall not include a slaughterhouse, market or saleyard.