4.—(1) A producer may apply to the Minister for the registration of a herd of bovine animals under the Beef Assurance Scheme and, where the herd meets the conditions of eligibility for that scheme set out in Part I of Schedule 1, the Minister shall so register the herd to which the application relates.
(2) The Minister shall remove from the register of herds under the Beef Assurance Scheme any herd in respect of which the conditions of continued membership set out in Part II of Schedule 1 are not met.
(3) A producer whose herd is registered under the Beef Assurance Scheme shall ensure that—
(a)any animal belonging to that herd which is sent for slaughter for sale for human consumption complies with the conditions set out in Part III of Schedule 1 for the issue of a slaughter certificate; and
(b)the carcase of any slaughtered animal belonging to that herd which is admitted to a slaughterhouse in accordance with regulation 18(2) of the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 complies with the conditions set out in Part IV of Schedule 1 for the issue of a veterinary certificate.