Cattle Passport Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 1999 No. 324 — creates 9 criminal offences.

9offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 9 July 1999
In force from: 3 September 1999
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Dogs, animals, hunting and wildlife
Made under: European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations make provision for the administration and enforcement in Northern Ireland of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards eartags, holding registers and passports in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals (O.J. No. L354, 30.12.97, p. 19). Part II of the Regulations deals with cattle passports for animals consigned into or out of Northern Ireland after the coming into force of these Regulations. The Regulations provide for the enforcement of the provision of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 relating to movement of cattle without a cattle passport. Regulation 3 makes provision for application for cattle passports and, with regulation 5, makes it an offence to consign cattle out of Northern Ireland without a cattle passport. Regulation 4 requires the person currently holding a cattle passport to surrender it for inspection on demand. The Regulations provide for completion of a cattle passport when the animal is moved, require the retention of cattle passports once granted and make provision for lost cattle passports and fees for replacement cattle passports (regulations 6 and 9). The Regulations make provision for cattle brought into Northern Ireland from another member State or other parts of the United Kingdom (regulation 8). They also provide for cattle passing through Northern Ireland in transit (regulation 7). Regulation 10 deals with the return of cattle passports when animals die, or are stolen or slaughtered and regulation 11 makes it an offence to alter or deface a cattle passport. Part III amends the Cattle Identification (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (regulation 12) and deals with penalties (regulation 13). For any offence under these Regulations the penalty is on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or imprisonment not exceeding three months, or both; or on conviction on indictment, a fine or imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both.

Offences created by this instrument

Animal deaths or lost or stolen animals regulation 10(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Alterations regulation 11 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Application for a passport for cattle intended for export regulation 3(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Production on demand regulation 4(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Consignment of animals out of Northern Ireland regulation 5 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Completion of cattle passports when cattle are to be consigned out of Northern Ireland regulation 6(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Movement of cattle through Northern Ireland regulation 7 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Cattle from other member States, Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands regulation 8(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Lost cattle passports regulation 9(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability

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