Identification and Notification of Cattle Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. No. 420 of 2004).

These Regulations amend specified Regulations by; substituting the reference to Council Regulation 820/97 by Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000; and in relation with offences. They also amend: (1) the Cattle Identification (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 by: defining the offence of transfer of an ear tag from an animal or carcase to any other animal or to use for identifying any animal an ear tag which had previously been used to identify another animal, except with the permission of the Department; permitting the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to serve a notice on a keeper of animals restricting the movement of cattle onto a holding; and (2) the Cattle Identification (Notification of Births, Deaths and Movements) Regulations so as to make it an offence under regulation 5(1) to fail to notify the birth, movement or death of any animal either in the manner provided for in, or within the time limits specified by, the Regulations.