PART 1 Introduction

Title, application and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 2007; it applies in England and comes into force on 6th April 2007.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“herdmark” has the meaning given in article 4(2);

“holding” means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open air farm, any place in which pigs are held, kept or handled;

“keeper” means any person having care and control of pigs, whether on a temporary or permanent basis, but does not include a person who only transports pigs.

Notifications, etc.

3.  Any notification, licence, authorisation or approval under this Order must be in writing, may be subject to conditions and may be suspended, amended or revoked in writing at any time.

PART 2 Records

Notification of holdings

4.—(1) An occupier of a holding who begins to keep pigs on that holding, and any person who takes over the occupation of a holding where pigs are kept, must notify the Secretary of State within one month of—

(a) his name and address; and

(b) the address of the holding.

(2) When he receives notification under paragraph (1) the Secretary of State must issue an alpha-numeric code for each herd of pigs on the holding (the “herdmark”).

(3) The occupier must notify the Secretary of State of any change to the information in paragraph (1) within one month.

Records

5.—(1) Within 36 hours of the movement of a pig on or off a holding, the keeper must complete the form in the Schedule.

(2) At least once a year he must record the maximum number of pigs normally on the holding.

(3) He must keep the records for at least 6 years.