Cattle Passport Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. No. 324 of 1999). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Cattle Certification Animal health Animal reproduction Marking/identification Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force on 3 September, 1999. Abstract These Regulations make provision for the administration and enforcement in Northern Ireland of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards eartags, holding registers and passports in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals. Part II of the Regulations deals with cattle passports for animals consigned into or out of Northern Ireland after the coming into force of these Regulations. The Regulations provide for the enforcement of the provision of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 relating to movement of cattle without a cattle passport. Regulation 3 makes provision for application for cattle passports and, with regulation 5, makes it an offence to consign cattle out of Northern Ireland without a cattle passport. Regulation 4 requires the person currently holding a cattle passport to surrender it for inspection on demand. The Regulations provide for completion of a cattle passport when the animal is moved, require the retention of cattle passports once granted and make provision for lost cattle passports and fees for replacement cattle passports (regs. 6 and 9). The Regulations make provision for cattle brought into Northern Ireland from another member State or other parts of the United Kingdom (reg. 8). They also provide for cattle passing through Northern Ireland in transit (reg. 7). Regulation 10 deals with the return of cattle passports when animals die, or are stolen or slaughtered and regulation 11 makes it an offence to alter or deface a cattle passport. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) 820/97 as regards eartags, holding registers and passports in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals. Legislation | European Union | 1997 (2000) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Packaging/labelling, Access-to-information, Cattle, Marking/identification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Cattle Identification (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. No. 279 of 1998). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998 Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Marking/identification, Animal production, Registration, Cattle 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 (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