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.