Maximum number of marks
10.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not apply an S Mark to a sheep or goat which already bears two marks consisting of one or more of the marks described in paragraph (3).
(2) A person may not apply an S Mark to a sheep or goat which already bears three marks consisting of one or more of the marks described in paragraph (3), where two were applied before the relevant date.
(3) The marks described in this paragraph are—
(a)an Origin Mark, an S Mark, an F Mark or an R Mark;
(b)a mark applied under the Sheep and Goats Regulations 2000;
(c)a mark applied under legislation in force in a part of the British Islands outside Wales;
(d)a mark applied in another member State in accordance with Council Directive 92/102/EEC; or
(e)a mark applied under a licence given under article 8 or 31 of the Foot and Mouth Disease Order 1983(1).
S.I. 1983/1950.