Cattle Identification (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 101 of 2017)

S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2017 No. 101 ANIMALS, ENGLAND ANIMAL HEALTH The Cattle Identification (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Made - - - - 2nd February 2017 Laid before Parliament 6th February 2017 Coming into force - - 1st March 2017 The Secretary of State is a minister designated(a) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(b) in respect of matters relating to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health. The Secretary of State makes these Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. 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(c) 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); (a) S.I. 1999/2027. (b) 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3 of, and the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). (c) S.I. 2007/529. 2 (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(a), after “No 494/98” insert “and Article 22(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000”. 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 (EC) No 1760/2000”; and (b) for “guilt” substitute “guilty”. Signatory text Gardiner of Kimble Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 2nd February 2017 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations make amendments to the Cattle Identification Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/529). (a) Regulation 12 was amended by S.I. 2012/2897. 3 These amendments are consequential to the amendments made by Regulation (EU) No 653/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council to Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and labelling of beef. The amendments to Regulation 10 clarify the powers of inspectors, including extending the power to enter premises to include the use of reasonable force if necessary. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. © Crown copyright 2017 Printed and published in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited under the authority and superintendence of Carol Tullo, Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and Queen’s Printer of Acts of Parliament. £4.25 UK201702032 02/2017 19585 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/101