Clause 5 - Mutilation
Animal Welfare Bill
4:00 pm
Joan Humble (Blackpool North and Fleetwood, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 101, in clause 5, page 3, line 20, at end insert
'carried out by a registered veterinary surgeon.'.
No. 82, in clause 5, page 3, line 20, at end insert—
'(3A) For the purposes of this section, any procedure carried out on an animal as part of a medical treatment by a registered veterinary surgeon prior to the commencement of this Act cannot be prohibited through the making of regulations under subsection (4).'.