24.—(1) No eartag shall be applied under the Council Regulation or these Regulations other than an eartag approved by the Scottish Ministers.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1) the Scottish Ministers shall only approve eartags which are–
(a)made of non degradable material;
(b)tamper proof;
(c)easy to read;
(d)designed to remain attached to an animal without being harmful to it;
(e)incapable of re use; and
(f)permanently marked with the information required by the Council Regulation or these Regulations and designed to remain so throughout an animal’s life.