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The Cattle Identification Regulations 1998
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- 1998 No. 871
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Imported cattle and cattle from Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands
16.—(1) In the case of cattle imported from outside the European Union or brought in from Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands, the animal may not be moved from the holding of destination without a cattle passport, and any person doing so shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) In the case of cattle imported from outside the European Union the keeper of the cattle shall apply to the appropriate Minister for a cattle passport within 15 days from the date that the animal must be tagged in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 4.3 of the Council Regulation, and failure to do so shall be an offence.
(3) In the case of cattle brought in from Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands, the keeper at the holding of destination shall apply for a cattle passport to the appropriate Minister within 15 days of the animal arriving at the holding, and failure to do so shall be an offence.
(4) It shall be a defence for any person charged under this regulation to prove that—
(a)when the animal was imported, the holding of destination was a slaughterhouse, and
(b)the animal was slaughtered within the time limit for applying for a cattle passport.
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