Regulation 7 Licence to operate a processing centre

For regulation 7 there shall be substituted the following regulation—

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(1)

A person shall not—

(a)

keep an approved bull for the purposes of collecting semen therefrom;

(b)

collect semen for processing; or

(c)

process semen,

for the purposes of that semen being used in the artificial insemination of a cow except under and in accordance with the conditions of a processing centre licence granted by the Department.

(2)

The Department shall not grant a processing centre licence unless it is satisfied that the processing centre to which it relates complies with the provisions of the Directive (and, in particular, Annex A thereof).

(3)

Where the Department has granted a processing centre licence it shall issue a distinguishing registration number in respect of the processing centre to which the licence relates.

(4)

The Department shall approve a centre veterinarian to supervise each processing centre and that veterinarian shall report to the Department any breach of any provision of the Directive in relation to those premises.”.