The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (“the 2005 Order”).

Article 3 amends provisions of the 2005 Order on the identification of animals moved to another member State of the European Union.

Article 4 inserts new enforcement provisions into the 2005 Order. Article 24A gives a range of powers to inspectors. New Articles 24B and 24C relate to the giving of reasonable assistance to a person acting under the Order and specifies the information required to be furnished to an inspector in pursuit of this Order.

Article 5 amends paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the 2005 Order so that, in the case of an animal moved from a holding to an assembly centre for consignment to another member State, a second eartag must be applied before the animal leaves the holding.

Article 6 and the Schedule substitute Schedule 3 to the 2005 Order, which prescribes the form for recording animal movements. The new form contains a field to record the expected duration of the journey. This is a requirement of Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 (O. J. L3, 5.1.2005, p.1) on the protection of animals during transport and related operations.