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Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
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Creation of a register and provision of a distinguishing numberN.I.
3.—(1) The Department shall create and maintain a register of establishments.
(2) The Department shall, within a reasonable time after receipt of an application, note an establishment on the register, allocate to the establishment a distinguishing number composed in accordance with [F1paragraph (3)] and communicate that number to the applicant.
[F2(3) The distinguishing number must be composed of the appropriate farming method code determined in accordance with paragraphs (5) to (7), followed by the letters “UK” and a unique identification number allocated to the establishment by the Department.
(4) Where it appears appropriate to the Department to do so, the Department may add further characters to the unique identification number required by paragraph (3) in order to identify single flocks kept in separate buildings of an establishment.
(5) Except where paragraph (6) applies, when the farming method in column A is used, the appropriate farming method code is the corresponding number in column B.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Free range | 1 |
| Barn | 2 |
| Cage | 3 |
(6) Where the farming method used in the establishment produces eggs under the conditions set out in Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products, the appropriate farming method code is “0”.
(7) For the purposes of paragraph (5), the farming method used in an establishment is to be determined in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008 laying down rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for eggs.]
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F1Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/158), regs. 1(1), 4(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Reg. 3(3)-(7) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/158), regs. 1(1), 4(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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I1Reg. 3 in operation at 1.1.2004, see reg. 1
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