Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

THE CATTLE IDENTIFICATION (NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MOVEMENTS)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2011

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Cattle Identification (Notification of Births, Deaths and Movements)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011” S.R. 2011 No. 349, which comes into operation on 31 October 2011.

The changes to the Principal Regulations (Cattle Identification (Notification of Births, Deaths and Movements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (SR1999 No265)) will accommodate the use of electronic communication methods for the registration of births and deaths of cattle, by keepers, to the Department.

The Principal Regulations as amended by the Identification and Notification of Cattle Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (SR2000 No. 420); previously required that notification to the Department of the birth or death of an animal shall be by the keeper correctly completing a notification document with the details and submitting to the Department.

The Regulations may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or viewed online at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/sr/sr2011/nisr_