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UK Statutory Instrument
2009
Great Britain
The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order 2009
This Order makes provision for the administration and enforcement in England of Council Regulation (EC) No. 21/2004 (establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC). It revokes and replaces the Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order 2007, S.I. 2007/3493.
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Moving livestock: quick compliance check
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Farmer compliance checklist
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Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
What this Act requires
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Title, application and commencement
Interpretation
Competent authority
Authorisations
Approval of identification devices
Additional tags and identification devices with additional information
Colour of identification devices
Destruction of identification devices
Identification of animals not identified before the 31st December 2009
Identification of animals intended for slaughter
Application of Part 4
Removal or replacement of means of identification
Replacement of the means of identification for animals identified according to article 9
Replacement of lost or illegible means of identification for animals identified according to article 10
Identification of goats
Re-identification of goats
Application of Part 6
Removal or replacement of identification marks
Replacement of a single identification mark on a double-tagged animal or the identification marks on animals with no remaining means of identification
Mandatory re-identification of animals
Holding register
Movement document
Supply of movement document
Inventory of animals
Notification of holdings where animals are kept
Supply of information
Markets
Replacement of identification marks lost at markets
Contingency planning for power and equipment failures
Receipt of animals from a member State
Receipt of animals from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or the Crown Dependencies
Identification of animals imported from third countries
Loss of methods of identification applied in a third country
Identification and recording of animals for export
Defence related to movement for emergency veterinary treatment
Powers of inspectors
Power to prohibit movement of animals
False information
Alteration of identification marks
Offences by bodies corporate
Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations
Enforcement
Revocations
Review of this Order
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- DAERA animal health and welfare (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Welsh Government animal health and welfare (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Soil Association technical information (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Rare Breeds Survival Trust (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- DAERA - Farm animal identification (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- DAERA Farm Business Registration (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Welsh Government Rural Payments Wales (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Rural Payments and Services Scotland (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- EID Cymru sheep and goat reporting (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- APHIS NI cattle movement reporting (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- ... and 4 more
Enforcement and responsible bodies
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Animal and Plant Health Agency
Safeguards animal and plant health for the benefit of people, environment and economy. Issues export health certificates, manages disease outbreaks, operates veterinary …
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