{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-genetics-genotyping-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-genetics-genotyping-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2026/14",
  "legislation_title": "The Bovine Genetics Genotyping Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-genetics-genotyping-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Live bovines",
  "text": "(1) The keeper of an existing eligible bovine shall ensure—\n(a) a tissue sample is taken from it; and\n(b) the tissue sample is dispatched to an approved laboratory within 7 days of its taking.\n(2) In relation to new birth registrations, a sample shall be taken under paragraph (1) as soon as reasonably practicable but not later than 20 days after birth.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 5 in operation at 1.9.2026, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/14/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:24:30.495027+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}