sch.1-sec.4Additional general requirements for cages installed on or after 1 January 1995

sch.1-sec.4 Additional general requirements for cages installed on or after 1 January 1995

This section applies to a cage installed on or after 1 January 1995. A person must not keep a laying fowl in the cage unless— the height of the cage above the measurable part of the floor of the cage is— more than the height of the fowl; and at least 40cm for at least 65% of the measurable part of the floor of the cage; and the opening of the door of the cage, when the door is opened fully, is— at least 19cm high measured vertically from the bottom to the top of the door; and free of obstruction by anything attached to the front of the cage; and a feeder, egg and waste baffle or cage bar the width of the door of the cage is— if the width of the cage is more than 50cm—at least 50cm; or otherwise—the same as the width of the front of the cage. Subsection (2) (b) does not apply to a cage installed on or after 1 July 2013. The requirements for cages under this section are in addition to the general requirements applying to cages under section 3 . (sch.1-sec.4-ssec.1) This section applies to a cage installed on or after 1 January 1995. (sch.1-sec.4-ssec.2) A person must not keep a laying fowl in the cage unless— the height of the cage above the measurable part of the floor of the cage is— more than the height of the fowl; and at least 40cm for at least 65% of the measurable part of the floor of the cage; and the opening of the door of the cage, when the door is opened fully, is— at least 19cm high measured vertically from the bottom to the top of the door; and free of obstruction by anything attached to the front of the cage; and a feeder, egg and waste baffle or cage bar the width of the door of the cage is— if the width of the cage is more than 50cm—at least 50cm; or otherwise—the same as the width of the front of the cage. (sch.1-sec.4-ssec.3) Subsection (2) (b) does not apply to a cage installed on or after 1 July 2013. (sch.1-sec.4-ssec.4) The requirements for cages under this section are in addition to the general requirements applying to cages under section 3 .

• (a) the height of the cage above the measurable part of the floor of the cage is— (i) more than the height of the fowl; and (ii) at least 40cm for at least 65% of the measurable part of the floor of the cage; and
• (i) more than the height of the fowl; and
• (ii) at least 40cm for at least 65% of the measurable part of the floor of the cage; and
• (b) the opening of the door of the cage, when the door is opened fully, is— (i) at least 19cm high measured vertically from the bottom to the top of the door; and (ii) free of obstruction by anything attached to the front of the cage; and Examples for subparagraph (ii) — a feeder, egg and waste baffle or cage bar
• (i) at least 19cm high measured vertically from the bottom to the top of the door; and