2015 No. 219

Animals, EnglandAnimal Health

The Cattle Identification (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union2 and in relation to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health3.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

Title, application and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Cattle Identification (Amendment) Regulations 2015; they apply in England and come into force on 6th April 2015.

Amendment of the Cattle Identification Regulations 20072

1

The Cattle Identification Regulations 20074 are amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 (records), for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—

3

The register must contain—

a

the information set out in Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards eartags, passports and holding registers5 and,

b

in the case of animals born on the holding only, the ear tag number of the dam (in the case of embryo transfer, the surrogate dam and, if known, genetic dam) or, in the case of a dam born before 1st April 1995 that does not have an ear tag, a record of the identification mark of the dam.

George EusticeParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Cattle Identification Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/529).

Regulation 2 removes the requirement for keepers to record in their register the unique identification code of the dam of any animal brought onto the holding.

A full impact assessment of the effect of this instrument on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Livestock and Equine Identification and Animal Movements team, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on http://www.legislation.gov.uk.