PART 4 E+W Movements

Movement of pigs other than movements to markets or collection centres E+W

12.—(1) Subject to articles 13, 14, 15 and 16(2) keepers, other than markets, must notify [F1 AHDB] of all movements of pigs from their holdings before those movements take place.

(2) Keepers may notify [F1 AHDB] electronically by entering the following information onto the [F1 AHDB] movement recording system—

(a) the address, including the postcode, and CPH number of the holdings from and to which the pigs are being moved;

(b) the date of the movement;

(c) the number of pigs being moved;

(d) the identification mark of each pig moved, and in the case of a movement specified in article 9 or 10 that must include the unique individual identification number required by those articles.

(3) If a keeper does not notify [F1 AHDB] electronically they must provide the information listed in paragraph (2) by telephone or in writing to [F2 AHDB] and may not move those pigs until they have received a document from [F2 AHDB] recording that information.

(4) When [F2 AHDB] receives notification of movement information under paragraph (3) it must, within one working day of receipt excluding weekends, send the keeper sufficient copies of a document recording that information to enable the keeper, and any transporter and the keeper at the holding of destination to meet their recording obligations.

(5) When pigs are moved from a market the market must notify [F1 AHDB] of the information at paragraph (2) in relation to those pigs electronically on the day of the movement.

(6) In this article “ [F1 AHDB] movement recording system” (“system gofnodi symudiadau [F1 AHDB] ”) means the electronic movement recording system maintained for the purpose of notifications under this Order by [F1 AHDB] and “working day” (“diwrnod gwaith”) means a day which is not a Saturday or a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M1 .

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Order substituted (30.6.2018) by The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/632), art. 2(3)

F2 Word in Order substituted (30.6.2018) by The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/632), art. 2(4)

Marginal Citations

M1 1971 c. 80 to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.