The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 2002

Amendments to the Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995

11.—(1) The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995 is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this article.

(2) For article 5(3), there is substituted–

“(3) In the case of movements between holdings in Great Britain it shall not be lawful to move a pig in Scotland unless before the movement commences, it is marked–

(a) in the case of a pig moving to an exhibition or show, or for breeding purposes where it is intended to be returned to the premises from which it is moved, with an identification mark comprising the country code “UK”, the herd mark of the holding on which the mark was or is to be applied, and an individual identification number allotted to the pig by the owner or person in charge of it; or

(b) in all other cases–

(i) with an identification mark which complies with the paragraph (2) above; or

(ii) with an identification mark which will last at least until the pig reaches its destination and which, either by itself or by reference to a document accompanying the pig during the movement, enables the holding from which the pig was last moved to be identified.”.

(3) For article 11(3), there is substituted–

“(3) It shall be the duty of the person in charge of the collecting centre in the case of a movement to a farm, within the period of three days after the movement is commenced, to send a further copy of the declaration to the local authority of the area in which the collecting centre is situated.”.

(4) For article 15(1), there is substituted–

“(1) Upon receipt of a declaration a local authority shall–

(a) if the premises to which a pig is to be moved is in the area of another local authority, forthwith send a copy of the declaration to that authority; and

(b) intimate the movements thereunder to the Scottish Ministers in such a form as the Scottish Ministers may reasonably require.”.

(5) For Schedules 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7, there are substituted the Schedules 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 contained in Schedule 3 to this Order.