Artificial Insemination of Cattle Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988

PART I INTRODUCTORY

Citation and commencement

1.  These regulations may be cited as the Artificial Insemination of Cattle Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 and shall come into operation on 1st October 1988.

Interpretation

2.  In these regulations—

“approved” means approved by the Department in writing;

“approved bull” means a bull approved by the Department under regulation 10(1);

“artificial insemination service” means the provision, for reward, of the services of the holder of a commercial inseminator licence for the purposes of the artificial insemination of cows on farms for or on behalf of their owner;

“collect” means to obtain semen from a bull by any means but does not include the collection of semen by a veterinary surgeon for the purposes of assessing its suitability for use in artificial insemination;

“commercial inseminator licence” means a licence granted under regulation 3(1)(a);

“cow” includes heifer;

“distribution licence” means a licence granted under regulation 8(1)(a);

“farm inseminator licence” means a licence granted under regulation 3(1)(b);

“farm storage licence” means a licence granted under regulation 5(1)(c);

“partially processed” means the partial processing of semen by means of one or more of the processes listed at (a), (b), (c) and (d) in the definition of “processing”;

“processing” means the processing of semen by means of—

(a)

dilution;

(b)

the addition of any substance which is calculated to prolong its natural life;

(c)

the addition of any antibiotic or antimicrobial substance for the purpose of promoting and safeguarding animal health;

(d)

packaging it into straws;

(e)

freezing; and

(f)

storing it after freezing in a quarantine storage depot for 30 days, or such other period as the Department may direct in writing;

“processing centre” means premises specified in and approved for the purposes of a processing centre licence;

“processing centre licence” means a licence granted under regulation 7;

“quarantine storage depot” means premises specified in and approved for the purposes of a quarantine storage depot licence;

“quarantine storage depot licence” means a licence granted under regulation 6(1);

“raw semen” means semen which is neither processed nor partially processed;

“semen” means semen from a bull;

“semen shop” means premises specified in and approved for the purposes of a semen shop licence;

“semen shop licence” means a licence granted under regulation 5(1)(b);

“special movement licence” means a licence granted under regulation 8(1)(b) or (3)(b);

“storage centre” means premises, which may be a main store (whether operated by the holder of a supply licence or otherwise) or a supply centre store, and which are specified in and approved for the purposes of a storage centre licence;

“storage centre licence” means a licence granted under regulation 5(1)(a);

“supply licence” means a licence granted under regulation 4(1);

“the 1975 Order” means the Artificial Reproduction of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1975;

“the 1976 Regulations” means the Artificial Insemination (Cattle) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976(1); and

“veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons.

(1)

S.R. 1976 No. 76 as amended by S.R. 1981 No. 396