The Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 18th April 2002.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendments to the Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (Scotland) Regulations 1985

2.—(1) The Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (Scotland) Regulations 1985(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “embryo transfer unit”, there is inserted–

““emergency licence” means an emergency licence which was issued under the Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Emergency Licences) (Scotland) Regulations 2001(2);”.

(3) After regulation 4(3) (application of regulations), there is inserted–

“(3A) These regulations shall not apply to anything done in accordance with an emergency licence.”.

(4) At the end of regulation 21(c) (acceptance of semen for supply), there is inserted–

• “; or

  (d)

  the semen–

  (i)

  has been collected and processed in accordance with an emergency licence;

  (ii)

  has subsequently been stored in accordance with the conditions of an emergency licence or a farm storage licence; and

  (iii)

  was from an approved bull (whether the bull was approved at the time of collection or subsequently)”.

(5) In regulation 24 (general prohibition on use of semen)–

(a) for paragraph (a), there is substituted–

“(a) that semen–

(i) has been obtained from a supply centre or a semen shop from which the semen was moved in accordance with the provisions of these regulations or in accordance with an emergency licence;

(ii) has been obtained from a processing centre from which the semen was moved in accordance with the provisions of these regulations, in accordance with the conditions of a special movement licence or in accordance with an emergency licence; or

(iii) was collected in accordance with an emergency licence; and”; and

(b) in paragraph (b)(iv), after “Agricultural Training Board” there is inserted “or the Scottish Ministers”.

J R WILDGOOSE

A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers

Pentland House,

Edinburgh

17th April 2002