The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 2006

Movements to and from common land, or for dipping or shearing

9.—(1) This paragraph applies to the movement of an animal from a holding—

(a) to common land; or

(b) for the purposes of dipping or shearing, other than to a show for a shearing trial,

and returned directly to the original holding.

(2) In the case of an animal moved from the holding of birth or holding of import to common land or for dipping or shearing, the keeper must enter the letters “UK” and the flockmark or herdmark of the flock or herd of birth or import in—

(a) his or her register when the animal leaves the holding and when it returns;

(b) the movement document that accompanies the animal when it leaves that holding; and

(c) the movement document that accompanies the animal when it returns to that holding.

(3) In the case of an animal moved to common land or for dipping or shearing from the holding of identification, the keeper must enter the information in paragraphs 5(1)(a) and 5(1)(b) in—

(a) his or her register when the animal leaves the holding and when it returns;

(b) the movement document that accompanies the animal when it leaves the holding of identification; and

(c) the movement document that accompanies the animal when it returns to the holding of identification.

(4) Subject to sub—paragraph (5), in the case of an animal moved from any other holding to common land or for dipping or shearing, the keeper must—

(a) attach a movement tag to the animal when it leaves the holding;

(b) enter the movement tag code in his or her register when the animal leaves the holding and when it returns;

(c) enter the movement tag code in the movement document that accompanies the animal when it leaves the holding; and

(d) enter the movement tag code in the movement document that accompanies the animal when it returns from common land or dipping or shearing to the original holding.

(5) The keeper need not attach a movement tag to an animal in accordance with sub—paragraph (4), provided that he or she enters the individual identification code of the animal in his or her register and in the movement documents, instead of the movement tag code.

(6) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a) “common land”(“tir comin”) means land over which the keeper has a registered right of common;

(b) “registered right of common”(“hawl comin cofrestredig”) means a right of common registered under the Commons Registration Act 1965(1).

(1)

1998 c. 38.