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.