PART 1Introduction

Interpretation2.

(1)

In this Order—

“animal” means any animal of the ovine or caprine species;

“central point of recording” means a holding approved by the Secretary of State under Section C.2 of the Annex to the Council Regulation for recording the identities of animals arriving at that holding;

“Council Directive 92/102/EEC” means Council Directive 92/102/EEC on the identification and registration of animals3;
“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 21/2004 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/EEC4;

“export” means sending to another member State or a third country;

“flockmark” means the number allocated by the Secretary of State in respect of a flock of sheep on a holding;

“herdmark” means the number allocated by the Secretary of State in respect of a herd of goats on a holding;

“holding” has the meaning given in Article 2 of the Council Regulation;

“identification code” means the code set out on a means of identification as required under this Order or under the previous Orders;

“identification device” means an eartag, electronic eartag, pastern tag, electronic pastern tag or bolus;

“identification mark” means a method of identification applied in another member State, a means of identification or an older means of identification;

“inspector” means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of this Order by the Secretary of State or a local authority;

“keeper” has the meaning given in Article 2 of the Council Regulation;

“local authority” means—

(a)

where there is, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 19945, a unitary authority for a local government area, that authority;

(b)

where there is not a unitary authority—

  1. (i)

    in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;

  2. (ii)

    in a non-metropolitan county, the council of that county; or

  3. (iii)

    in each London borough, the council of that borough;

  4. (iv)

    in the city of London, the Common Council;

“market operator” means a person responsible for managing the reception or the sale of animals in a market or a duly authorised representative of such a person;

“means of identification” means an identification device or a tattoo;

“method of identification” means an eartag, pastern tag or tattoo applied in another member State or a third country;

“movement document” means the movement document required by Article 6 of the Council Regulation;

“the previous Orders” means—

(a)

the Sheep and Goats (Registration, Identification and Movement)(England) Order 20076;

(b)

the Sheep and Goats (Registration, Identification and Movement)(England) Order 20057;

(c)

the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures)(England) (No. 2) Order 20028;

(d)

the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures)(England) Order 20029;

(e)

the Sheep and Goats Identification (England) Order 200010;

(f)

the Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 200811;

(g)

the Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 200612;

(h)

the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (Wales) (No. 2) Order 200213;

(i)

the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (Wales) Order 200214;

(j)

the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (Wales) Regulations 200215;

(k)

the Sheep and Goats (Registration, Identification and Movement) Order (Northern Ireland) 200516;

(l)

the Identification and Movement of Sheep and Goats Order (Northern Ireland) 200417;

(m)

the Identification and Movement of Sheep and Goats Order (Northern Ireland) 199718;

(n)

the Sheep and Goats (Identification and Traceability) (Scotland) Regulations 200619;

(o)

the Sheep and Goats Movement (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 200220; or

(p)

the Sheep and Goats Identification (Scotland) Regulations 200021;

“register” means the register required by Article 5 of the Council Regulation;

“slaughterhouse operator” means a person carrying on the business of a slaughterhouse or the duly authorised representative of such a person;

“unique number” means a number that is unique to an animal in a flock or herd and contains no more than 6` digits.

(2)

Expressions not defined in paragraph (1) which are used in this Order and which are also used in the Council Regulation have the same meaning in this Order as they have in that Regulation.