Cattle Identification (Notification of Births, Deaths and Movements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. No. 265 of 1999). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword 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 26 July, 1999. Abstract These Regulations enforce the second indent of Article 7.1 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 relating to notifying birth, movement and death of cattle to a central database. It is an offence to fail to notify in accordance with that provision and in accordance with these Regulations. The Regulations specify how notification must be made, and provide that all parties concerned shall have access to information held on the database. Certain charges are imposed to recover the cost of running the computerised database. The Regulations contain provisions concerning powers of entry and other powers of inspectors. Breach of regulation 13 (1)(a) or (b) (obstruction) is punishable by a fine of level 5 on the standard scale or up to three months imprisonment for obstruction. For other offences the penalty is: on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or both; on conviction on indictment, a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products. Legislation | European Union | 1997 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Packaging/labelling, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Cattle, Animal reproduction 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 Cattle Identification (Notification of Births, Deaths and Movements) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. No. 349 of 2011). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2011 Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Data collection/reporting, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Cattle Identification (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. No. 416 of 2012). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012 Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Data collection/reporting, Marking/identification, Traceability/product tracing, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX