The Cattle Identification Regulations 1998

UK Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 871 — creates 33 criminal offences.

33offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 19 March 1998
In force from: 15 April 1998
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Agriculture, plant health, food production and rural affairs
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 Great Britain of— Title 1 of Council Regulation (EC) 820/97 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products (OJ No. L117, 7.5.97, p. 1) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2628/97 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards transitional provisions for the start-up period of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals (OJ No. L354, 30.12.97, p. 17) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards eartag, holding registers and passports in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals (OJ No. L354, 30.12.97, p. 19). Part II of the Regulations deals with eartags. The Regulations provide for the enforcement of Article 4 of Council Regulations (EC) No. 820/97 relating to double eartagging of cattle (regulation 3). They specify the form of eartag to be used (regulation 4), prohibit movement from a holding of an animal which is not properly tagged (regulation 5) and make provision for the removal and replacement of eartags (regulation 6). They provide for missing eartags at a slaughterhouse (regulation 7) and tagging in the case of intra-Community trade and imports from third countries (regulations 8 and 9). They create an offence of altering an eartag (regulation 10) and contain transitional provisions (regulation 11). Part III of the Regulations deals with cattle passports for animals born or imported on or 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 13 makes provision for application for cattle passports, and regulations 14 and 15 make it an offence to move cattle without a cattle passport. The Regulations make provision for cattle brought into Great Britain from outside the European Union, from Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, and other member States (regulations 16 and 17). They provide for completion of a cattle passport when the animal is moved (regulation 18) and make provision for markets and slaughterhouses (regulations 19 and 20). They require the retention of cattle passports once granted (regulation 21) and make provision for lost cattle passports (regulation 22), change of eartag numbers (regulation 23) and fees for replacement cattle passports (regulation 24). Regulations 25 to 27 deal with the return of cattle passports when animals are exported to third countries, or die, or are slaughtered. Regulation 28 makes it an offence to alter or deface a cattle passport. Part IV of the Regulations deals with records. Regulation 29 and Schedule 2 enforce Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97, which relates to keeping a register, provision of information and production and retention of the register. It also provides for time limits for entry in a register, and (at regulation 29(4)) makes additional provisions for markets. Part V deals with powers of inspectors and penalties. Breach of regulation 32 (obstruction) is punishable by a fine of level 5 on the standard scale or three months imprisonment for obstruction. For other offences the penalty is on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or imprisonment not exceed three months, or both; on conviction on indictment, a fine or imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both. The Regulations are enforced by the local authority, the Minister for Agriculture or the Secretary of State (regulation 35). The following regulations are revoked by regulation 36 and Schedule 3— The Bovine Animals (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995 (in part) The Cattle Passport Order 1996 The Cattle Passport (Fees) Order 1996 The Cattle Identification (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 A regulatory appraisal has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies can be obtained from the Animal Health (Disease Control) Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Government Buildings, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7NF.

Offences created by this instrument

Alteration and storage of eartags regulation 10(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Alteration and storage of eartags regulation 10(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Transitional provisions relating to eartags regulation 11(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Application and interpretation regulation 12(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Application for a cattle passport regulation 13(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Movement of animals regulation 14(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Imported cattle and cattle from Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands regulation 16(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Imported cattle and cattle from Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands regulation 16(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Imported cattle and cattle from Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands regulation 16(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Cattle from another member State regulation 17(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Cattle from another member State regulation 17(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Completion of cattle passports when cattle are moved regulation 18(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Markets regulation 19 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Slaughterhouses and private kills regulation 20(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Change of eartag number regulation 23 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Movement of cattle outside Great Britain regulation 25(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Movement of cattle outside Great Britain regulation 25(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Animal deaths or lost or stolen animals regulation 26(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Animal deaths or lost or stolen animals regulation 26(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Alterations regulation 28 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Records regulation 29(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Enforcement of Article 4 of the Council Regulation (eartags) regulation 3(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Powers to restrict movements regulation 31 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Obstruction regulation 32(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
Movement from a holding regulation 5(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Movement from a holding regulation 5(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Replacement eartags regulation 6(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Replacement eartags regulation 6(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Replacement eartags regulation 6(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Replacement eartags regulation 6(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Eartags missing at a slaughterhouse regulation 7(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Intra-Community trade regulation 8 · Status not determined · Strict liability
Imports from third countries regulation 9(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability

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Ways and Means — Financial Statement Commons · Commons Chamber · 16 March 2005 · Rob Marris
I will not, I am afraid, because I have limited time. We need to consider whether we should do more for the public sector and public services. The fact is, the economy is stable and strong, and there is spending and investment in the public sector. We are catching up on 18 years of under-investment, yet the Government are spending, and have been spending, less as a proportion of GDP than was spent for most of the 18 years in which the previous Government were in power. There was a strange exchange when my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Mr. Foster) asked the hon. Member for…
Cattle and Eggs Regulations 2006 Commons · Written Statements · 15 June 2006 · The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (David Miliband)
The Cattle Identification (Amendment) Regulations 2006, the Cattle Database (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and the Eggs (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 were laid before Parliament yesterday and entered into force today, 15 June 2006. These are technical amendments to the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998, the Cattle Database Regulations 1998, and the Eggs (Marketing Standards) (England and Wales) Regulations 1995. The European Union legislation which they originally implemented was subsequently updated with new regulations. These amendments update…

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