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Sheep and Goats Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. No. 418 of 2000).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Pests/diseases Sheep/goats Marking/identification Inspection International trade
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 will come into force 1 January 2001.
Abstract

These Regulations make provisions for records concerning sheep and goats and for the marking of sheep and goats. They implement the provisions relating to sheep and goats of Council Directive 92/102/EC on the identification and registration of animals. The Regulations require a person to notify the Scottish Ministers, and the Scottish Ministers allocate to keepers a flockmark in case of sheep and a herdmark in case of goats (reg. 3). The Regulations require anyone keeping sheep or goats to keep movement records. Sheepmeat producers who are granted premium under Council Regulation 3493/90/EC laying down general rules for the grant of premium to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers are required to keep additional records relating to specified events (regs. 4 to 6). The Regulations make provision for marking sheep and goats either by an eartag or by a tattoo. Subject to certain exceptions and transitional provisions, marking is required for all sheep and goats born or first moved off the holding of birth after the coming into force of the Regulations, and for all sheep and goats imported into Scotland from outside the European Union (regs. 7 and 8). The Regulations prohibit bringing sheep or goats into Scotland from another Member State or from another part of the British Islands, unless they are marked in accordance with the legislation in force in those places (regs. 9 and 10). The Regulations require marking sheep and goats when they are consigned to a destination outside Great Britain (reg. 11). They provide for marking sheep or goats with a temporary mark when moved to a destination within Great Britain and provide for documentation to be carried during such movements, both subject to certain exceptions (regs. 12 and 13).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 92/102/EEC on the identification and registration of animals.

Legislation | European Union | 1992

Keyword: Animal production, Marking/identification, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Sheep and Goats Identification (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. No. 39 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Sheep/goats, Marking/identification, Inspection, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Sheep and Goats (Identification and Traceability) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. No. 73 of 2006).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Sheep/goats, Marking/identification, Inspection, International trade, Traceability/product tracing

Source: FAO, FAOLEX