SCHEDULE 2Notification
Notification of birth etc.
1.
(1)
In accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000, a keeper shall notify the Scottish Ministers of–
(a)
the birth of an animal;
(b)
the arrival of an animal from the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland or F1a member State;
(c)
the arrival of an animal imported from a third country.
(2)
Notification in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) shall be made by means of an application for a cattle passport in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 4 of Schedule 3.
(3)
Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.
Notification of movement
2.
(1)
In accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000, the keeper of an animal moved on to or off a holding shall notify the Scottish Ministers of that movement.
(2)
The period determined for the purposes of said Article 7(1) is 3 days from the date the animal is moved F2on to or off the holding.
(3)
For the purpose of this paragraph, notification of movement shall be made in such form and manner as is from time to time approved by the Scottish Ministers.
(4)
Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.
F3Notification of death
3.
(1)
When an animal is killed in a slaughterhouse, the occupier of the slaughterhouse shall within 7 days of its death—
(a)
notify the Scottish Ministers of its death, in such form and manner as is from time to time approved by them, in accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000; and
(b)
return the cattle passport for that animal to the Scottish Ministers F4....
(2)
When an animal is killed elsewhere than a slaughterhouse and its body is sent to a slaughterhouse for dressing—
(a)
the keeper at the time the animal is killed shall—
(i)
enter the details of its death in the cattle passport;
(ii)
ensure that the cattle passport for that animal accompanies the body of the animal to the slaughterhouse; and
(iii)
ensure that the body of the animal is delivered to the slaughterhouse within such time as to enable the occupier of the slaughterhouse to comply with head (b); and
(b)
the occupier of the slaughterhouse shall within 7 days of the animal’s death—
(i)
notify the Scottish Ministers of its death, in such form and manner as is from time to time approved by them, in accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000; and
(ii)
return the cattle passport for that animal to the Scottish Ministers F5....
(3)
In any other case when an animal dies, the keeper shall within 7 days of its death—
(a)
notify the Scottish Ministers of its death, in such form and manner as is from time to time approved by them, in accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000; and
(b)
either—
(i)
return the identification document for that animal to the Scottish Ministers F6...; or
(ii)
where no identification document for that animal is available, provide reasons when notifying under head (a) for the non-compliance with head (b)(i).
(4)
Subject to paragraph (5), failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.
(5)
Failure to comply with sub-head (i) or (ii) of sub-paragraph (2)(b) is not an offence where it is shown that the occupier of the slaughterhouse had reasonable excuse for not complying with that sub-head.