Alteration of means of identificationS
37. No person may alter, obliterate or deface the information on any means of identification applied to an animal under—
(a)the Council Regulation;
(b)this Order or any provision giving effect to the Council Regulation in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland F1...;
(c)any of the previous United Kingdom Orders or Regulations; or
[F2(ca)“Council Regulation (EC) No. 21/2004 of 17th December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC as it has effect in EU law in a member State];
(d)[F3Council Directive 92/102/EEC, in the case of an animal marked in a member State in accordance with that Directive].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 37(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 25(5)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Art. 37(ca) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 25(5)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Art. 37(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 25(5)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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