1.—(1) Subject to paragraph 3, a breeding cow is a relevant animal if—
(a)it is declared in, or subsequently accepted by the Secretary of State as being included in, the claimant’s claim;
(b)it is of a meat breed, or is a crossbreed, or the offspring of a crossbreed;
(c)it is registered in accordance with Schedule 2 to the Cattle Identification Regulations 2007(1);
(d)throughout a period of six consecutive months starting on any date from 1st July 2010 to 31st December 2010 inclusive—
(i)it was part of a herd used for rearing calves for meat production only,
(ii)it was owned by, or leased under a written leasing agreement to, the claimant,
(iii)the claimant had economic responsibility for it, and
(iv)it was kept on the claimant’s holding.
(2) The condition in sub-paragraph (1)(d)(iv) continues to be met if—
(a)the breeding cow was replaced with another one during that six-month period;
(b)the conditions in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (d)(iii) are met in respect of that replacement; and
(c)that replacement was kept on the claimant’s holding for the remainder of that period.
(3) In this paragraph—
(a)“crossbreed” means a bovine animal with at least one parent of a meat breed;
(b)“meat breed” means any bovine breed not listed in Annex XV to Commission Regulation 1973/2004(2).
S.I. 2007/529, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
OJ No L 345, 20.11.2004, p1, last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 316/2009 (OJ L 100, 18.4.2009, p3).