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Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 130 (W.17)

ANIMALS, WALES

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 2008

Made

21 January 2008

Coming into force

22 January 2008

CONTENTS

Go to Preamble

  1. PART 1

    Introduction

    1. 1. Title, application and commencement

    2. 2. Interpretation

    3. 3. Competent authority

    4. 4. Authorisations

  2. PART 2

    Identification of animals

    1. 5. Identification of animals not identified before 22 January 2008

    2. 6. Identification of animals intended for slaughter

    3. 7. Identification of animals identified before 22 January 2008

    4. 8. Identification of animals not identified before 22 January 2008 which are not on their holding of birth

    5. 9. Identification of animals for export

    6. 10. Identification of animals imported from third countries

  3. PART 3

    Identification tags

    1. 11. Approval of identification tags

    2. 12. Additional tags and tags with additional information

    3. 13. Red eartags

  4. PART 4

    Removal or replacement of identificaion marks

    1. 14. Removal or replacement of identification marks

    2. 15. Replacement of the identification marks with an identical code

    3. 16. Replacement of the identification marks with a different code

    4. 17. Replacement of the identification mark with a different code for double-tagged animals which have lost one identification mark

    5. 18. Replacement of the identification mark with a different code for double-tagged animals which have lost both identification marks

    6. 19. Replacement of the means of identification or older means of identification with a different code for single tagged animals

    7. 20. Replacement of identification marks lost at markets

    8. 21. Loss of methods of identification applied in a third country

    9. 22. Alteration of identification tags

  5. PART 5

    Holding registers

    1. 23. Holding register

  6. PART 6

    Movement documents

    1. 24. Movement document

    2. 25. Supply of movement document

  7. PART 7

    Central database

    1. 26. Inventory of animals

    2. 27. Supply of information

  8. PART 8

    Markets

    1. 28. Markets

  9. PART 9

    Animals brought into Wales

    1. 29. Receipt of animals from another member State

    2. 30. Receipt of animals from England, Scotland or Northern Ireland

  10. PART 10

    Miscellaneous

    1. 31. Defence related to movement for emergency veterinary treatment

    2. 32. Powers of inspectors

    3. 33. Power to prohibit movement of animals

    4. 34. False information

    5. 35. Offences by bodies corporate

    6. 36. Enforcement

    7. 37. Revocations

  11. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Holding register

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Movement document

Go to Explanatory Note

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of powers conferred by sections 1, 8(1), and 83(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981(1) and now vested in them(2).

(1)

1981. c.22 to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order. Back [1]

(2)

See section 86(1) for a definition of “the Ministers”. The functions of “the Ministers” insofar as they are exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of S.I. 1999/672 and S.I. 2004/3044. Functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of and Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006. Back [2]