The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Scotland) Order 2009

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Competent authority

    4. 4.Authorisations

  3. PART 2

    1. 5.Identification applied on or after 31st December 2009

    2. 6.Alternative method of identification for animals intended for slaughter before the age of 12 months

    3. 7.Identification for animals no longer intended for slaughter before the age of 12 months

    4. 8.Animals identified before 31st December 2009

    5. 9.Animals sent for export

    6. 10.Animals imported from third countries

    7. 11.Receipt of animals from a Member State

    8. 12.Receipt of animals from England, Wales or Northern Ireland

    9. 13.Loss of methods of identification applied in a third country

  4. PART 3

    1. 14.Removal and replacement of means of identification

    2. 15.Replacement identification

    3. 16.Replacement identification for animals identified according to article 7

    4. 17.Removal or replacement identification for animals identified before 31st December 2009

    5. 18.Replacement of a single identification mark on a double-tagged animal

    6. 19.Replacement of identification marks on animals with no remaining means of identification

    7. 20.Identification of goats not identified before 31st December 2009

    8. 21.Re-identification of goats

  5. PART 4

    1. 22.Holding registers

    2. 23.Movement documents

    3. 24.Inventory

    4. 25.Supply of information for the central database

  6. PART 5

    1. 26.Traceability

    2. 27.Replacement identification of animals at markets

    3. 28.Electronic movement documents

    4. 29.Contingency planning for power and equipment failure

  7. PART 6

    1. 30.Approval of identification devices

    2. 31.Supplementary information

    3. 32.Removal of metal eartags

    4. 33.Colour of identification devices

    5. 34.Destruction of identification devices

    6. 35.Emergency veterinary treatment

    7. 36.Protection from suffering

    8. 37.Alteration of means of identification

  8. PART 7

    1. 38.Powers of inspectors

    2. 39.Movement restrictions

    3. 40.False information

    4. 41.Offences by bodies corporate

    5. 42.Enforcement

  9. Signature

  10. Explanatory Note