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The Cattle Identification (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

S.R. 2026/110 · Made 11 June 2026 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Animals

Made 11th June 2026

Coming into operation 3rd July 2026

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairsf1, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 11 and 22 and paragraph 11M(1), (3) and (8) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018f2.

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Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD see Article 3(4) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1)). DARD was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) by section 1(2) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.)).

f2

2018(c16); Part 1C of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 22 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c.1) (the 2020 Act). Paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 53(2)(b) of Schedule 5 to the 2020 Act.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendments to the Cattle Identification (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Cattle Identification (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 and come into operation on 3rd July 2026.

(2)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954f1 applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

2Amendments to the Cattle Identification (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998I1

(1)

The Cattle Identification (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “approved eartag”, after “Article 9(1)”, insert “and (3)”.

(3)

In regulation 3(1), sub-paragraph (a), after “Article 9(1)”, insert “and (3)”.

(4)

After regulation 3, insert—

“Electronic eartags

3A.

In accordance with Article 41(1) of the Commission Delegated Regulation, the person responsible for identifying an animal in accordance with Article 38 of that Regulation may replace one of the conventional eartags referred to in Article 38(1)(a) by an electronic eartag approved by the Department in accordance with Article 9(3) of the Commission Implementing Regulation.”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 11th June 2026

L.S.

Neal Gartland

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of powers conferred by sections 11 and 22 and paragraph 11M(1), (3) and (8) of Schedule 2 and paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. They amend the Cattle Identification (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 No. 279 to allow persons responsible for identifying bovines to use electronic eartags as an additional means of identification for cattle in Northern Ireland. The electronic eartag may then be used as an alternative to one of the two conventional eartags in cattle.

An impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.