Requirements when carrying out a permitted procedureI13

Section 5(1) and (2) of the Act does not apply to a procedure listed in Schedules 1 to 11 carried out by a lay person, providing it is carried out—

a

in accordance with any relevant requirement in those Schedules;

b

in such a way as to minimise the pain and suffering it causes to the protected animal;

c

in hygienic conditions; and

d

in accordance with best practice.