The Bovine Animals (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995

Notifications of holdings

4.—(1) It shall be the duty of the owner or person in charge of any bovine animals on a holding to notify in writing the Divisional Veterinary Officer for the area in which the holding is situated of—

(a) the address of the holding;

(b) the name and address of the owner or occupier of the holding;

(c) the identification number of the holding (if known to the person giving the notification); and

(d) the species of any livestock kept on the holding.

(2) In the case of a holding established before this article comes into force,—

(a) where a request in writing has been sent to the owner or person in charge of any bovine animals on the holding by the Divisional Veterinary Officer before the end of the period ending one month after this article comes into force, that duty shall be complied with within one month after that request is sent to him or within one month after this article comes into force, if later; and

(b) in any other case, that duty shall be complied with within two months after this article comes into force.

(3) In the case of a holding established after this article comes into force, the duty imposed by paragraph (1) above shall be complied with within one month of the establishment of the holding.

(4) Within one month of any change being made in the notified particulars or of any addition to the information referred to in paragraph (1) above, the owner or person in charge of bovine animals on the holding shall in writing notify the Divisional Veterinary Officer of the change or the addition.

(5) The owner or person in charge of any bovine animal on the holding shall give the notified particulars to an inspector if requested to do so.

(6) In this article “Divisional Veterinary Officer” means the veterinary inspector appointed as such by the Minister for the area in which the holding is situated.