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.