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Regulation 14 Movement of animals

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(1)

In accordance with Article 6.2 of the Council Regulation, and subject to regulation 15 below, any person who moves cattle born after the coming into force of these Regulations on to or off any holding commits an offence unless the animal is accompanied by a cattle passport which—

(a)

has been issued under Article 6 of the Council Regulation, and

(b)

is signed in the appropriate place in accordance with Article 6.1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97 and contains the information specified in that Article.

(2)

An officer of the appropriate Minister may at any time issue a licence for cattle to be moved without a cattle passport if he is satisfied that it is necessary to do so and that it is not practicable to obtain one.