Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995 (S.I. No. 11 of 1995).

This Order implements some of the requirements of Council Directive 92/102/EEC on the identification and registration of animals so far as they relate to pigs. The principal provisions of the Order are as follows: Each owner or keeper of pigs must supply information to the local Divisional Veterinary Officer about the holding and notify them of any changes in that information (art. 3); A record of pig movements must be kept (in the form set out in Schedule 1 to the Order) and retained for 3 years. This record must include details of the identification marks of the pigs concerned (art. 4); All pigs which are moved must be marked with an identification mark. This may be either a temporary mark or a permanent tattoo or ear tag. Pigs to be exported must be marked by a permanent tattoo or ear tag identifying the holding on which the mark was applied, a distinctive number allotted to the pig and the country code (UK). Pigs moved between holdings in Great Britain must be marked either as if for export or with a mark sufficient to identify them during the journey (arts. 5 and 6). Restrictions on movement of pigs are introduced.