Amendment of The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005
5. In Schedule 1 (System required by Section A.5 of the Annex to the Council Regulation)—
(a)for paragraph 7(1) there shall be substituted—
“(1) Where an animal is moved off a holding to an assembly centre, the keeper at that holding shall—
(a)record the individual animal identification number of that animal in his register;
(b)complete Part 3(a) of the movement document; and
(c)in the case of an animal intended for intra-Community trade, attach a blue approved eartag in accordance with Article 22(1).”.
(b)after paragraph 7(2) there shall be inserted—
“(3) Subject to paragraph (4), when an animal is moved from the assembly centre for direct consignment to another member State, the keeper at that centre shall—
(a)attach a blue approved eartag which complies with the requirements of Article 22(1) to the animal’s left ear; and
(b)enter the individual animal identification number in his register and in the movement document.
(4) Sub-paragraph (3)(a) applies only in relation to an animal which was moved from a holding referred to in paragraph (1) before the coming into operation of the Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006(1).”.