Citation and commencement

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Cattle Identification (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st March 2017.

Amendment of the Cattle Identification Regulations 2007

2.The Cattle Identification Regulations 2007( 3 ) are amended in accordance with the following provisions.

Amendment of regulation 2

3. In regulation 2, in the definition of “cattle passport”, after “England, Wales or Scotland under Article 6(1)” insert “or 6a”.

Amendment of regulation 10

4. In regulation 10—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) the words from “only includes” to the end become sub-paragraph (a);

(ii) at the end insert—

“ ; and

(b) includes a power to enter premises by reasonable force if need be ” ; and

(b) in paragraph (3) for “all checks and examinations” substitute “any actions”.

Amendment of regulation 11

5. In regulation 11, for “the second paragraph of Article 22(1)” substitute “Article 22(2)”.

Amendment of regulation 12

6. In regulation 12( 4 ), after “No 494/98” insert “and Article 22(2)(d) of Regulation

Schedule 1

7. In Schedule 1—

(a) in the heading of paragraph 1, for “Article 4” substitute “Articles 4 to 4d”;

(b) in paragraph 1—

(i) in sub-paragraph (3), for “Article 4(2)” substitute “Article 4a”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (4), for “requirement in Article 4(1)” substitute “requirements in Articles 4 and 4a”;

(c) in paragraph 3, for “Article 4(2)” substitute “Article 4a(1)”;

(d) in paragraph 4(1)—

(i) for “Article 4(5)” substitute “Article 4d”;

(ii) for “Article 4(4)” substitute “Article 4c(1)”;

(e) in paragraph 9(1), for “Article 4(3)” substitute “Article 4b”.

Amendment of Schedule 2

8. In Schedule 2, in paragraph 5(1), for “the first paragraph of Article 4(3)” substitute “Article 4b”.

Amendment of Schedule 5

9. In Schedule 5, in paragraph 2—

(a) after “Article 7(3)” insert “of Regulation

(b) for “guilt” substitute “guilty”.