Identification and Movement of Sheep and Goats Order (Northern Ireland) 2004

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order –

“animal” means a sheep or goat;

“approved eartag” in relation to an animal means an eartag approved by the Department and bearing the details specified in Article 5 or such other information as the Department may authorise in writing;

“collecting centre” means any premises used for the intermediate reception of animals intended to be moved elsewhere (but does not include a market);

“Divisional Veterinary Office” means a Divisional Veterinary Office of the Department for the area in which a holding is located;

“flock mark” means the mark for sheep in a particular flock allocated by the Department to the keeper of that flock in accordance with Article 3(3) and intended to differentiate sheep in that flock from sheep in a different flock;

“herd mark” means the mark for goats in a particular herd allocated by the Department to the keeper of that herd in accordance with Article 3(3) and intended to differentiate goats in that herd from goats in a different herd;

“holding” means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open-air farm, place under the same ownership in which animals are held, kept or handled and includes land with or without buildings;

“holding number” means a number allocated by the Department to a person who keeps animals in respect of each holding on which he keeps animals;

“hunt kennel” means a hunt kennel approved in accordance with the Animal By-Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(1);

“incinerator” means an incinerator approved in accordance with the Animal By-Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003;

“individual animal identification number” means the unique numeric sequence on an approved eartag on an animal by which the animal may be identified;

“keeper” means any natural or legal person responsible for animals whether on a permanent or temporary basis except a veterinary practice or clinic;

“market” means a market place, sale yard or any other premises or place to which animals are brought from any other place to be exposed for sale and includes any place, lairage or parking area adjoining a market and used in connection with it;

“member State” means any member State of the European Union other than the United Kingdom;

“notification document” means the pre-printed document supplied by the Department to a keeper for use in the notification of the movement of an animal for the purposes of Article 9;

“reconciliation period” means the period between 1 September and 15 December in a calendar year;

“record” in relation to sheep means a flock register and in relation to goats means a herd register;

“rendering plant” means a rendering plant approved in accordance with the Animal By-Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003;

“slaughterhouse” means any premises licensed under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(2) and used for the slaughtering of animals the flesh of which is intended for human consumption;

“trading premises” means a premises on which a dealer operates a collecting centre which is a separate epidemiological unit from any other premises on which animals are kept;

“vehicle” means any form of road transport conveyance used for the movement of animals and includes a trailer.

(2) A notice served or authorisation given to any person under this Order –

(a) shall be in writing;

(b) may be subject to conditions;

(c) may be amended, suspended or revoked by notice at any time on the same person and in particular may be suspended or revoked if the Department is of the reasonable opinion that the provisions of this Order are not being complied with.

(3) A person on whom a notice is served shall comply with its requirements.

(1)

S.R. 2003 No. 495

(2)

S.R. 1997 No.493 as amended by S.R. 1998 No.237, S.R. 2000 No. 78, S.R. No. 2000 No. 191, S.R. No. 2000 No. 307 and S.R. No. 2002 No. 217