The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“approved eartag” in relation to an animal means an eartag approved by the Department and bearing the details specified in Article 4 or such other information as the Department may authorise in writing;

“assembly centre” means an assembly centre as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(1) and approved by the Department in accordance with regulation 12(2) of those Regulations;

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

“Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC(2);

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

“flock number” means the number allocated to a flock of sheep under Article 3(4);

“herd number” means the number allocated to a herd of goats under Article 3(4);

“holding number” means a number allocated by the Department under Article 3(4) to any holding on which any animals are kept;

“incineration plant” means an incineration plant to which regulation 14 of the Animal By-Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(3) applies;

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

“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;

“market dispatch document” means a document authorised by the Department for completion by a market operator in respect of the movement of animals from a market;

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

“movement 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 18;

“previous Orders” means—

(a)

the Identification and Movement of Sheep and Goats Order (Northern Ireland) 1997(4);

(b)

the Identification and Movement of Sheep and Goats (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998(5); and

(c)

the Identification and Movement of Sheep and Goats Order (Northern Ireland) 2004(6);

“reconciliation period” means the period between 1st December and 5th December in a calendar year;

“processing plant” means a processing plant to which regulation 14 of the Animal By-Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 applies;

“slaughterhouse” means any premises licensed under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(7) and used for the slaughtering of animals the flesh of which is intended for human consumption; and

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

(2) Other expressions defined in the Council Regulation have the same meaning in this Order.

(1)

S.R. 2005 No. 78

(2)

O.J. No. L 5, 09.01.2004, p. 8

(3)

S.R. 2003 No. 495

(4)

S.R. 1997 No. 173 as amended by S.R.1998 No. 393 and revoked by S.R. 2004 No. 491

(5)

S.R. 1998 No. 393 revoked by S.R.2004 No. 491

(6)

S.R. 2004 No. 491

(7)

S.R. 1997 No. 493 as amended by S.R. 1998 No. 237, S.R. 2000 No. 78, S.R. 2000 No. 191, S.R. No. 2000 No. 287 and S.R. 2002 No. 217