PART 3IDENTIFICATION
Replacement of an identification markI110
1
Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not replace an identification mark applied under this Order or the Aujeszky’s Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1994 except under the conditions of a licence issued by the Department.
2
A keeper shall replace an identification mark if it has—
a
become illegible;
b
been removed for welfare reasons; or
c
been lost.
3
A keeper shall replace an identification mark to which paragraph (2) applies as soon as possible following discovery and in any event within 28 days of the discovery and shall either—
a
apply a new identification mark and cross-refer that new identification mark with the original identification mark (if known) in the register kept in accordance with article 5; or
b
if the original identification mark was applied on the holding, the keeper may apply an identical identification mark.