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The Sheep and Goats Identification (England) Order 2000
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- 2000 No. 2027
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2.—(1) In this Order—
“collection centre” means any site, including holdings and markets, at which animals originating from different holdings are grouped together to form consignments intended for despatch from that site;
“goat herdmark” means the goat herdmark allocated by the Minister pursuant to article 3;
“holding” means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open air farm, any place in which sheep or goats are held, kept or handled;
“keeper” means any person having care and control of sheep or goats, even on a temporary basis;
“relevant date” means the date on which article 8 comes into force;
“sheep flockmark” means the sheep flockmark allocated by the Minister pursuant to article 3;
“unique individual identification number” means a unique combination of the letters “UK” followed by the goat herdmark or sheep flockmark of the holding of birth, followed by an individual identification number which has been created by the keeper;
“veterinary treatment” means any treatment or other procedure carried on by or under the supervision of a veterinary surgeon and includes castration.
(2) Any reference in this Order to a numbered article is a reference to the article bearing that number in this Order.
(3) This Order shall apply to live sheep and goats only.
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