7.—(1) In the case of an animal born on or after 9th July 2005, all references in this Order to the “identification number” of an animal are references to the number on the eartag applied to the animal in accordance with—
(a)Article 4(2)(a) of the Council Regulation and Article 9(2), in the case of animals born in Northern Ireland; or
(b)Article 4(4) of the Council Regulation and Article 12(3), in the case of animals imported into Northern Ireland from a third country.
(2) In the case of an animal born on or before 8th July 2005, all references in this Order to the “identification number” of an animal are references to—
(a)the individual animal identification number applied to an animal in accordance with the Identification and Movement of Sheep and Goats Order (Northern Ireland) 2004; or
(b)if the animal is not so identified, the number on the eartag applied in accordance with Article 8.