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Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Interim Measures) (England) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 241 of 2002).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Data collection/reporting Transport/storage Swine
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Coming into force on 11 february 2002.
Abstract

This Order provides that the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995 shall be read for the specified period as if amended in certain respects. In particular, the Order inserts into the principal Order new articles that: (a) require a pig being moved to an exhibition or show or for breeding purposes to be marked with a unique identification number; (b) prohibit the movement of a pig to a slaughterhouse save for the purpose of slaughter within 48 hours of arrival there; the removal of a live pig from a slaughterhouse, and the return of a pig to a farm from a market for pigs intended for immediate slaughter; (c) prohibit the movement of pigs off premises within 20 days of the movement of any animal on to those premises and sets out exemptions to that prohibition; (d) that require a pig moved from a farm for certain purposes or returned to it to be accompanied by an appropriate declaration; (e) prohibit the sale of pigs on a farm except in accordance with a licence issued by an inspector of the local authority; and inserts a requirement that a movement of a pig must be notified to the local authority within three days of that movement taking place. Further, declarations to accompany movements of pigs in Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 6 the movement licence issued in accordance with article 12 and Schedule 7 are revised.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amended by

Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Interim Measures) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 28 of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 996 (W.104)).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 2632 of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX