European Union (Identification of Equidae) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 291 of 2015)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 291 of 2015 ———————— EUROPEAN UNION (IDENTIFICATION OF EQUIDAE) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 2015 2 [291] S.I. No. 291 of 2015 EUROPEAN UNION (IDENTIFICATION OF EQUIDAE) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 2015 I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communi ties Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) for the purpose of giving full effect to Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 of 6 June 20081 and giving further effect to Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June 19902, hereby make the following regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as European Union (Identification of Equidae) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015. 2. The European Union (Identification of Equidae) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 207 of 2014) are amended by inserting after Regulation 25(11) the following— “(11A) Where an authorised officer seizes and detains an equine animal under this Regulation, the officer may also seize and detain any unweaned offspring of the equine animal.”. 1OJ No. L149, 7.6.2008, p.3 2OJ No. L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 55 Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 14th July, 2015. [291] 3 GIVEN under my Official Seal, 2 July 2015. SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH ARNA FHOILSIÚ AG OIFIG AN tSOLÁTHAIR Le ceannach díreach ó FOILSEACHÁIN RIALTAIS, 52 FAICHE STIABHNA, BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2 (Teil: 01 - 6476834 nó 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) nó trí aon díoltóir leabhar. —————— DUBLIN PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased from GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, 52 ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, DUBLIN 2. (Tel: 01 - 6476834 or 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) or through any bookseller. —————— €1.27 Wt. (B31379). 285. 7/15. Clondalkin. Gr 30-15.