Section 8
of Merchant Shipping Carriage Livestock Regulations 1961
Section 8
All baskets for the carriage of pigs by sea shall be of a pattern approved by the Port Officer. Each basket shall be of a size enough to contain one pig completely but not so large as to allow the pig such freedom of movement as may enable it to cause injury to itself or to other pigs. Each basket shall be constructed in such a manner that the legs of the pig cannot protrude.
(2)
Not more than one pig shall be carried in one basket. For the carriage of a pig from the Colony by sea the basket, if any, in which it is carried shall be made of round rattan. Baskets for the carriage of pigs by sea into the Colony may be used if constructed of split bamboo so that their edges are so smoothed that they cannot cause injury.
(3)
When loading or unloading pigs in baskets each basket shall be lifted by a pair of iron hooks fitted with wire or rope legs of equal length. The hooks shall be hooked securely, one at each end of the basket, in such a manner as to keep the basket in a horizontal position. Not more than two baskets shall be lifted together.
Stacking of pig baskets.