Amendment of article 97

1

Article 9 of the principal Order is amended in accordance with the provisions of this article.

2

In article 9(2)(i) the word “or” is deleted.

3

After article 9(2)(j) there is inserted the following—

or

k

a sheep is marked with a temporary mark and is returning from temporary grazing land to the holding on which it was kept immediately prior to being moved to the temporary grazing land.

4

After article 9(3) there is inserted the following—

3A

a

A person shall not move an animal to an assembly centre unless the animal is marked in accordance with one or more of the following sub-paragraphs:

i

with an Origin Mark and with an individual identification number;

ii

with an S Mark and with an individual identification number;

iii

with an F Mark and with an individual identification number;

iv

with a mark applied under the Sheep and Goats (Identification) (Wales) Regulations 20005 and with an individual identification number.

b

Paragraph (1) shall not apply in respect of an animal which is being moved in accordance with sub-paragraph (a).

5

For article 9(4)(a) there is substituted the following—

4

a

A person shall not move an animal to premises outside Great Britain unless it is marked in accordance with one or more of the following sub-paragraphs—

i

with an Origin Mark which includes the letters “UK” and with an individual identification number;

ii

with an F Mark which includes the letters “UK” and with an individual identification number; or

iii

with an X Mark and with an individual identification number that was applied at the same time as the X Mark.