PART 4Removal or replacement of identification marks
Alteration of identity tags22
No person may alter, obliterate or deface the information on any identification mark attached to an animal under—
a
the Council Regulation;
b
this order or any provision that gives effect to the Council Regulation in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland;
c
the previous Orders; or
d
Council Directive 92/102/EEC, in the case of an animal marked in another member State in accordance with that Directive.