EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Identification and Notification of Cattle Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2004. 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Amendment of the Cattle Identification ( No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 2 1 The Cattle Identification (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 shall be amended as provided in this regulation. 2 In regulation 2(1) for the definition of “the Council Regulation” there shall be substituted the following definition – “the Council Regulation” means Regulation ( EC ) No. 1760/2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 ; . 3 After regulation 7 there shall be inserted the following regulation – Transfer of ear tags 7A A person shall not, except with the permission of the Department – a transfer an ear tag attached to an animal under Article 4.1 of the Council Regulation or under the provisions of the 1964 Order, from an animal or a carcase to any other animal or b use for identifying any animal an eartag which has at any time already been used for identifying any other animal. . 4 In regulation 15(1) – a for the words “Article 21” there shall be substituted the words “Article 22.1”; and b after the word “cattle” there shall be inserted the words “to or”. 5 After regulation 17(2) there shall be added the following paragraph – 3 For the purposes of Article 18(6) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 any offence against these Regulations shall be deemed to be an offence against that Order. . Amendment of the Cattle Identification (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 3 1 The Cattle Identification (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 shall be amended as provided in this regulation. 2 In regulation 2(1) for the definition of “the Council Regulation” there shall be substituted the following definition – “the Council Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 ; . 3 In Regulation 3(3) for the words “Council Regulation 820/97/EC” there shall be substituted the words “ the Council Regulation”. 4 After regulation 7(2) there shall be added the following paragraph – 3 For the purposes of Article 18(6) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 any offence against these Regulations shall be deemed to be an offence against that Order. . Amendment of the Cattle Identification (Notification of Births, Deaths and Movements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 4 1 The Cattle Identification (Notification of Births, Deaths and Movements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 shall be amended as provided in this regulation. 2 In regulation 2(1) for the definition of “the Council Regulation” there shall be substituted the following definition – the Council Regulation means Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 ; . 3 In regulation 5 for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph – 1 Any person who fails to comply with the requirement to notify the birth, movement or death of any animal in accordance with the second indent of Article 7.1 of the Council Regulation either in the manner provided for in, or within the time limits specified by, these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence. . 4 In regulation 12 for the words “second paragraph of Article 21” there shall be substituted the words “second indent of Article 22.1”. 5 After regulation 14(2) there shall be added the following paragraph – 3 For the purposes of Article 18(6) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 any offence against these Regulations shall be deemed to be an offence against that Order. . Amendment of the Cattle Passport Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 5 1 The Cattle Passport Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 shall be amended as provided in this regulation. 2 In Regulation 2(2) for the definition of “the Council Regulation” there shall be substituted the following definition – “the Council Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 ; . 3 Regulation 13 shall be renumbered regulation 13 (1) and after that paragraph there shall be added the following paragraph – 2 For the purposes of Article 18(6) of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 any offence against these Regulations shall be deemed to be an offence against that Order. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 4th October 2004. Liam McKibben A Senior Officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development