1.[F1The appropriate Minister] shall establish a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
2.This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to [F2rules set out in [F3assimilated direct] legislation] which may be established for disease eradication or control purposes, and without prejudice to Directive 91/496/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/814), regs. 1, 10(2)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/814), regs. 1, 10(2)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 69