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Cattle Identification (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. No. 27 of 1998).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Livestock
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Meat Animal health Pests/diseases Marking/identification Animal production Registration Cattle
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
These Regulations come into force on 2 February, 1998.
Abstract

These Regulations create offences for breach of various provisions of Council Regulation 820/97/EC establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products. They provide that the competent authority for the purposes of Articles 4.1, 4.5, 4.6, 7.3 and 7.4 of that Regulation is the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland. They specify the form of a register and when it shall be filled in (reg. 3 and the Schedule). The Regulations also give powers to inspectors and officers of the Department (regs. 4 and 5), and create offences of obstruction (reg. 6).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Animals (Records) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. No. 172 of 1997).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997

Keyword: Animal health, Transport/storage, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Identification and Notification of Cattle Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. No. 420 of 2004).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Data collection/reporting, Marking/identification, Traceability/product tracing, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX