SCHEDULE 2

PART IADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF MEANS OF TRANSPORT AND RECEPTACLES FOR CATTLE, SHEEP, PIGS, GOATS AND HORSES

Special provisions for road vehicles6

1

Every ramp which is carried on or forms part of a vehicle shall be constructed, maintained and operated—

a

to prevent slipping;

b

so that it is not too steep for the age and species of the animal being transported;

c

so that any step at the top or bottom of the ramp is not too high for the age and species of the animal being transported; and

d

so that any gap between the top of the ramp and the vehicle or at the bottom of the ramp is not too wide for the age and species of the animal being transported.

2

In this paragraph, a ramp shall be considered too steep, a step shall be considered too high and a gap shall be considered too wide, if animals using the ramp are likely to be caused injury or unnecessary suffering by reason of the slope of the ramp, the height of the step or the width of the gap.