![]() |
|
![]() |
|
Navigation
News
|
![]() |
Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 29The Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2003(The document as of February, 2008. Arhiv.Online Library) STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS2003 No. 29ANIMALS, ENGLANDThe Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2003
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 1 and 8(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981[1] makes the following Order: Title, extent and commencement 1.This Order may be cited as the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2003; it extends to England only and comes into force on 31st January 2003. Interpretation 2.In this Order "the principal Order" means the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (England) (No. 2) Order 2002[2]. Amendment of article 1 3.In article 1(2) of the principal Order, for "1st February 2003" there shall be substituted "1st April 2003". Amendment of article 2 4. - (1) In article 2 of the principal Order, the following are inserted in the appropriate places in alphabetical order -
Insertion of article 2A
2A.In this Order a reference to a requirement to apply or record an individual identification number does not require the individual identification number to be applied or recorded if that number has already been applied or recorded as part of a Mark.". Amendment of article 4
(3) After paragraph (2), the following is inserted -
Amendment of article 5
(3) After paragraph (2), the following is inserted -
Amendment of article 6
(bb) the flockmark or herdmark of the holding to which the animal is imported from outside the European Union; and (cc) the letter "F"; or (ii) if applied on or after 1st February 2003 -
(bb) the flockmark or herdmark of the holding to which the animal is imported from outside the European Union; (cc) the individual identification number of that animal; and (dd) the letter "F"; or (b) when marked by means of a tattoo, a mark comprised of the following characters in the following order -
(bb) the letter "F"; or (ii) if applied on or after 1st February 2003 -
(bb) the individual identification number of that animal; and (cc) the letter "F";". (3) For paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following -
(bb) the flockmark or herdmark of the animal's holding of birth; or (ii) if applied on or after 1st February 2003 -
(bb) the flockmark or herdmark of the animal's holding of birth; and (cc) the individual identification number of that animal; or (b) when marked by means of a tattoo, a mark comprised of the following characters in the following order -
(ii) if applied on or after 1st February 2003 -
(bb) the individual identification number of that animal;". (4) For paragraph (6) there shall be substituted the following -
(bb) the flockmark or herdmark of the holding where the animal was kept at the time it was so marked; and (cc) the letter "R"; or (ii) if applied on or after 1st February 2003 -
(bb) the flockmark or herdmark of the holding where the animal was kept at the time it was so marked; (cc) the individual identification number of that animal; and (dd) the letter "R"; or (b) when marked by means of a tattoo, a mark comprised of the following characters in the following order -
(bb) the letter "R"; or (ii) if applied on or after 1st February 2003 -
(bb) the individual identification number of that animal; and (cc) the letter "R";". Amendment of article 7
(b) was marked with an Origin Mark on or before 31st January 2003.". Amendment of article 9
(5) After paragraph (2), the following paragraph is inserted -
Amendment of article 13
(ii) a tattoo with the flockmark or herdmark of the holding where the animal is kept followed by the individual identification number for that animal; (c) where the original Mark was an F Mark, apply either -
(ii) a tattoo with the flockmark or herdmark of the holding where the animal is kept followed by the individual identification number for that animal followed by the letter F; (d) where the original Mark was an R Mark, apply a new R Mark; or (3) After paragraph (2) the following paragraph is inserted -
(This note is not part of the Order) This Order, which applies to England only, amends the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (England) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2153). The main changes made to the Order are -
(b) to amend the definition of F, R and Origin Marks to include an individual identification number for the sheep or goat, but only for sheep or goats that have not already had one of these marks applied before this Order comes into effect on 31st January 2003. A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order. Notes: [1] 1981 c. 22. Functions conferred under the 1981 Act on "the Ministers" (as defined in section 86 of that Act) were transferred, so far as exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3141) and were then further transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).back [2] S.I. 2002/2153.back ISBN 0 11 044665 8 -- Back--
Stat
| ![]() |
Search
Popular article
Advert
|