The Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 273 (W.29)

ANIMALS, WALES

ANIMAL HEALTH

The Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Made

8th February 2002

Coming into force

11th February 2002

The National Assembly for Wales, being designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, makes the following Regulations:

Title, application and commencement

1.  These Regulations are called the Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002; they apply to Wales and come into force on 11th February 2002.

Amendments to the Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) Regulations 2000

2.  The Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Wales) Regulations 2000(3) are amended by substituting for the word “seven” in regulation 7(2)(e) the word “three”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(4)

Carwyn Jones

Assembly Secretary

8th February 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply to Wales, amend the Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/3339) (W. 217) in so far as they concern the period within which a keeper must give notification to the National Assembly of the movement of cattle.

The effect of the amendment made by the Regulations is to reduce the period within which notification of movements of cattle must be posted or made by electronic means to the National Assembly from seven to three days (regulation 2). This is in accordance with the requirements of the second indent of Article 7.1 of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals (OJ No. L204, 11.8.2000, p.1).

A regulatory appraisal has not been prepared for these Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 1999/2788.

(2)

1972 c. 68.

(3)

S.I. 2000/3339 (W.217).

(4)

1998 c. 38.