Title, commencement and application

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004 and come into force on 1 January 2005.

(2) These Regulations apply to England only.

Amendments to the Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (England and Wales) Regulations 1985

2. —(1) The Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (England and Wales) Regulations 1985( 2 ) (“the 1985 Regulations”) are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) Amend regulation 2(1) (interpretation) as follows–

(a) insert, in the definition of “the Directive”–

“ (iv) Council Directive 2003/43/ EC amending Council Directive ( 88/407/ ( EEC 3 ) ” ;

(b) substitute, in paragraph (b) of the definition of “the Minister”, “the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs” for “the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food”;

(c) omit, in the definition of “official veterinarian”, “by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food”;

(3) Omit, in regulation 9A, “in the Economic Community”.

(4) Amend regulation 17 as follows–

(a) for regulation 17(1), substitute–

• “ Subject to the provisions of paragraph (4) no person shall move semen not intended for intra-Community trade or cause or permit such semen to be moved from quarantine until the semen has been kept there for a minimum of 28 days. ” ;

(b) for regulation 17(1A), substitute–

• “ No person shall export frozen semen to another member State unless it has been kept in quarantine for a minimum of 30 days. ” ;

(c) in regulation 17(3), for “paragraph (4)”, substitute “paragraphs (1A) and (4)”;

(d) for regulation 17(4), substitute–

• “ Nothing in this regulation shall prevent the export of semen from quarantine direct to a place other than a member State before it has been kept in quarantine for 28 days. ” .

(5) For regulation 18(b), substitute–

“ the semen is imported in accordance with the provisions of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (No 2) Regulations 2004 ( 4 ) (or with any Regulations which they supercede), or of the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) (No 3) Regulations 2004 ( 5 ) (or with any Regulations which they supercede); ” .

(6) For regulation 21(c)(ii), substitute–

“ it is imported in accordance with the provisions of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (No 2) Regulations 2004 (or with any Regulations which they supercede), or of the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) (No 3) Regulations 2004 (or with any Regulations which they supercede); ” .

(7) For “Great Britain”, substitute “England” in regulations 14(1)(d), 14(2)(b), 17(2)(b), 17(3)(b), 20(a)(ii), 20(b)(v), 20(c)(iv), 22(d) and 23(b).