The Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations–

“cattle” means bovine animals held, kept or handled in Scotland and includes the species bison bison and bubalus bubalis;

“cattle passport” has the same meaning as in the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998(1);

“Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/1997” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/1997 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards eartags, holding registers and passports in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals(2);

“holding” means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open-air farm, any place in which cattle are held, kept or handled;

“identity of the animal” means the ear tag or tattoo number given in accordance with–

(a)

the Bovine Animals (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995(3);

(b)

the Bovine Animals (Identification, Marking and Breeding Records) Order 1990(4);

(c)

the Tuberculosis (England and Wales) Order 1984(5);

(d)

the Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 1984(6); or

(e)

the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998;

“inspector” means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations by the Scottish Ministers or a local authority;

“keeper” means any person responsible for an animal, whether on a permanent or on a temporary basis, including during transportation or at a market but does not include any person who is only a keeper because that person is transporting the animal;

“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(7);

“Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000” means Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulatio n (EC) No. 820/97(8).

(2) Any document issued by the Scottish Ministers under these Regulations shall be in writing, may be made subject to conditions and may be suspended, amended or revoked by notice at any time.

(3) Paragraph (2) above does not apply to regulations 3 and 8 below.

(1)

S.I. 1998/871 as amended by S.I. 1998/1796, 1998/2969 and 1999/1339.

(2)

O.J. No. L 354, 30.12.97, p.19.

(3)

S.I. 1995/12.

(4)

S.I. 1990/1867, as amended by S.I. 1993/503.

(5)

S.I. 1984/1943.

(6)

S.I. 1984/2063.

(7)

1994 c. 39.

(8)

O.J. No. L 204, 11.8.2000, p.1.