Welfare of Farmed Animals (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 No. 259

Interpretation

3.  In regulation 2(1) –

(a) for the definition of “laying hen” there shall be substituted the following definition –

““laying hen” means a hen of the species Gallus gallus which has reached laying maturity and is kept for production of eggs not intended for hatching;”;

(b) after the definition of “laying hen” there shall be inserted the following definitions –

““litter” means any friable material enabling the hens to satisfy their ethological needs;”;

“nest” means a separate space for egg laying, the floor components of which may not include wire mesh that can come into contact with the birds, for an individual hen or for a group of hens;”;

(c)

after the definition of “statutory welfare code” there shall be inserted the following definition –

““usable area” means an area, other than any nesting area, used by laying hens at least 30 cm wide with a floor slope not exceeding 14% and with headroom of at least 45 cm;”.