{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-regulations-1998/regulation-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-regulations-1998/regulation-11.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/871",
  "legislation_title": "The Cattle Identification Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-regulations-1998",
  "path": "regulation/11",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Transitional provisions relating to eartags",
  "text": "(1) In accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2628/97 (laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards transitional provisions for the start-up period of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals) a keeper may, until 1st January 2000, mark cattle using eartags approved under the Bovine Animals (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995 provided that he does so in accordance with this regulation; and any person who makes use of those transitional provisions other than in accordance with this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.\n(2) Where an animal is tagged in accordance with this regulation—\n(a) it shall be tagged in each ear;\n(b) both tags shall be marked with the same number;\n(c) at least one of the eartags shall have been purchased before 1st January 1998;\n(d) at least one of the tags shall comply with the requirements in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97;\n(e) eartags used in accordance with this regulation must have been approved by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at the time of purchase.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No. L354, 30.12.97, p. 17."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/871/regulation/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:33:26.494353+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."
}