Regulation 5 Powers of an officer of the DepartmentI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

F1... An officer of the Department may, by notice served on the keeper of any animal on a holding, prohibit the movement of that animal from the holding if he is satisfied that it is necessary to do so for the proper enforcement of that Regulation or of any provision of these Regulations.

(2)

A notice served on any person under paragraph (1)—

(a)

shall be in writing;

(b)

may be subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notice; and

(c)

may be amended or withdrawn at any time by a further notice in writing served on the same person.

(3)

Any person who contravenes any notice served under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 5(1) omitted (24.1.2025) by virtue of The Animals (Identification, Records, Movement and Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/11), regs. 1(1), 2(4)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in operation at 2.2.1998, see reg. 1