SCHEDULE 1GENERAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH FARMED ANIMALS MUST BE KEPT

Automatic or mechanical equipment20

Where the health and well-being of the animals is dependent on an artificial ventilation system—

a

provision shall be made for an appropriate back-up system to guarantee sufficient air renewal to preserve the health and well-being of the animals in the event of failure of the system; and

b

an alarm system (which will operate even if the principal electricity supply to it has failed) shall be provided to give warning of any failure of the system.