{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/regulation-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/regulation-10.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1998/279",
  "legislation_title": "Cattle Identification (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-1998",
  "path": "regulation/10",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Transitional provisions relating to eartags",
  "text": "(1) In accordance with Article 1.1 and 1.2 of the Commission Regulation, a keeper may continue to identify an animal using eartags which comply with the requirements of the 1964 Order until 31st December 1998 provided that he does so in accordance with this regulation.\n(2) Where an animal is identified in accordance with this regulation—\n(a) it shall have an eartag authorised by the Department attached to each ear;\n(b) both eartags shall be marked with the same identification number;\n(c) at least one of the eartags shall be an approved eartag; and\n(d) eartags used in accordance with this regulation must have been approved by the Department at the time of purchase.\n(3) In these Regulations any reference to an eartag attached to any animal in accordance with the 1964 Order includes an eartag authorised for use under this regulation.\n(4) Any person who purports to identify an animal for the purposes of paragraph (1) without complying with all the requirements of paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 10 in operation at 1.10.1998, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "nisr/1998/279",
      "affecting_title": "Cattle Identification (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998"
    },
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2019/82",
      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019"
    },
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2019/82",
      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019"
    },
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2019/82",
      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2025/11",
      "affecting_title": "The Animals (Identification, Records, Movement and Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/279/regulation/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:23:18.391420+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."
}