Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Animal Health) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 824 of 2002).

These Regulations make provisions relating to the expiry of emergency licences issued under the Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Emergency Licences) (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1513) during the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and to the recognition by the Secretary of State of training courses in the artificial insemination of cattle. Regulation 2(2) of these Regulations inserts new definitions of "emergency licence", "special acceptance licence" and "special transfer licence" into regulation 2(1) of the 1985 Regulations. Regulation 2(3) substitutes a new regulation 4(3A) of the 1985 Regulations to reflect the new definition of "emergency licence". Regulations 2(4) amends regulation 7 of the 1985 Regulations to provide for the issue of special transfer licences and special acceptance licences. Regulation 2(5) amends regulation 21 of the 1985 Regulations to permit (subject to conditions) the acceptance for supply of semen collected and processed in accordance with an emergency licence. Regulation 2(6) amends regulation 24 of the 1985 Regulations to permit the use of semen collected or moved in accordance with an emergency licence and to permit the use of semen by persons who have undergone training courses recognised by the Secretary of State.