The Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (England) (Amendment) Order 2002

Amendment of article 5

5.—(1) Article 5 of the principal Order is amended in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(2) In article 5(1) for “other than a” there shall be substituted “other than an assembly centre,”.

(3) In article 5(2)(f) “and” shall be deleted.

(4) After article 5(2)(f) there shall be inserted the following—

“(ff) in the case of a goat being moved to an assembly centre, the individual identification number (if more than one, the latest individual identification number applied); and”.

(5) After article 5(5) there shall be inserted the following—

“(5A) When a keeper marks a goat with an X Mark, he shall within 36 hours—

(a) where the X Mark is applied at an assembly centre, cross-reference the X Mark and the individual identification number applied at the same time as the X Mark, with the Mark which has been recorded under paragraph (2)(c) and with the individual identification number which has been recorded under paragraph (2) (ff);

(b) where the X Mark is applied at a holding other than an assembly centre, cross-reference the X Mark and the individual identification number applied at the same time as the X Mark with the Mark which has been recorded under paragraph (2)(c).”.