3.—(1) The owner or keeper of any pig on a holding shall 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 animal kept on the holding.
(2) In the case of a holding established after this Order comes into force, the duty imposed by paragraph (1) shall be complied with within one month of the establishment of the holding.
(3) Within one month of any change being made in the notified particulars or of any addition to the information referred to in paragraph (1), the owner or keeper of any pig on a holding shall in writing notify the Divisional Veterinary Officer of the change or the addition.
(4) The owner or keeper of a pig on a holding shall give the notified particulars to an inspector if requested to do so.
(5) In this article “Divisional Veterinary Officer” means the veterinary inspector appointed as such by the Secretary of State for the area in which the holding is situated.