Regulation 26 Animal deaths or lost or stolen animals

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg 26 am (S) by BSE Monitoring 2001 reg 10(1), (3), (4)
reg 26 am (E) by BSE Monitoring 2001 reg 10(1), (3), (4)
reg. 26(1) words inserted by BSE Monitoring 2001 reg. 10(3)
reg. 26(1A) inserted by BSE Monitoring 2001 reg. 10(4)
regs.26,27 substituted by Cattle Database 1998 reg.17(4)
reg. 26(1A) words substituted by TSE 2002 Sch. 8 Pt. 3

(1)

If an animal with a cattle passport dies (other than in the circumstances set out in the following regulation), the keeper shall send the cattle passport to the appropriate Minister within 7 days in accordance with Article 6.4 of the Council Regulation and any person who fails to do so shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)

If an animal with a cattle passport is lost or stolen, the keeper shall send the cattle passport to the appropriate Minister within 7 days of becoming aware of the fact, and any person who fails to do so shall be guilty of an offence.