The Cattle Identification (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017

Amendment of schedule 1

6.  In schedule 1 (ear tags)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1), for “and (2)”, substitute “or Article 4a(1)”;

(b) in paragraph 1(2)—

(i) for “said Article 4(2)”, substitute “said Article 4a”; and

(ii) in head (b), for “509/199”, substitute “509/1999”;

(c) after paragraph 1(3), insert—

“(4) Any keeper whose animal is born on an additional holding must apply ear tags to that animal indicating the unique numeric identity either of the principal holding of that keeper or of the additional holding on which that animal was born.”;

(d) in paragraph 2(1), for “4(3)”, substitute “4b”;

(e) after paragraph 2(1), insert—

“(1A) The period determined for the purposes of the first subparagraph of Article 4b(2) is—

(a) within the period of 20 days beginning with the day on which the veterinary checks referred to in Article 4b(1) are completed; or

(b) before the animal leaves the holding of destination,

whichever is sooner.”;

(f) in paragraph 2(2), for “indent 2 of Article 4(3)”, substitute “the third subparagraph of Article 4b(1)”;

(g) in paragraph 4(1), for “4(2)”, substitute “4a(1)”;

(h) in paragraph 5(1)—

(i) for “Article 4(5)”, substitute “the first subparagraph of Article 4d,”; and

(ii) after “removed”, insert “, modified”;

(i) in paragraph 5(3)(a)(ii), for “Article 4(1)”, substitute “Articles 4(1) and 4a”;

(j) in paragraph 6(3), for “Article 4(1)”, substitute “Article 4”; and

(k) in paragraph 8(1), omit “as if”.