UK Statutory Instrument SI 1975/2223 United Kingdom

The Mink (Keeping) Regulations 1975

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3 Occupier2 Farmer or Animal Keeper1 Licence Holder1 Trader1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Occupier — also bound by 246 other Acts
Highways Act 1980 23 duties
Farmer or Animal Keeper — also bound by 86 other Acts
Licence Holder — also bound by 245 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 864 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 244 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Manner of keeping mink and precautions against escape Regulated
  • Keep mink securely confined and in escape-proof transport containersLicence Holder
4 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Revocation of previous regulations
s.003 Interpretation
s.005 Licences
Schedules

Schedules

7 of 10 shown
s.sch002 Mink shall be kept in cages or other containers constructed... Regulated
  • Keep mink in escape-proof cages inside a compliant enclosureAny Person
s.sch002 Enclosures shall be bounded by a guard fence consisting of... Regulated
  • Fit and maintain a secure guard fence around mink enclosuresAny Person
s.sch002 Such parts of buildings as are not constructed in such... Regulated
  • Enclose escape-prone building parts with approved wire nettingFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.sch002 No objects shall be placed within 1.20 m. of the... Regulated
  • Keep inside of mink guard fences clear of objectsAny Person
s.sch002 In every enclosure or building in which mink are kept... Regulated
  • Provide and maintain sufficient cage-traps where mink are keptTrader
s.sch002 The area immediately outside a guard fence shall be kept... Regulated
  • Keep 900mm strip outside your mink guard fence clear of undergrowthOccupier
s.sch002 Where trees are growing within a guard fence, a baffle... Regulated
  • Fit baffles on trees near mink guard fences and trim branchesOccupier
3 other schedules
s.sch002 Steps shall be taken to destroy as far as practicable...
s.sch002 Gates and doors leading through guard fences surrounding enclosures or...
s.sch002 A strip of at least 1.20 m. in width along...

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