Paragraph 3 Lost cattle passports and replacements
England, Wales, Scotland, NI and i
If a cattle passport is lost, stolen or destroyed, the keeper of the animal to which it relates must notify the Secretary of State in writing within 14 days of becoming aware of the fact and apply for a replacement.
The Secretary of State may only provide a replacement cattle passport if he is satisfied that he can accurately reconstruct the movements of the animal since birth or importation.
If the Secretary of State does not provide a replacement, the animal to which it relates must not be moved off a holding except (under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary of State) to—
a plant approved under Article 24(1)(a), (b), (c) or (h) of Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council; or
a registered collection centre which complies with Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex VI of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
If a person who has obtained a replacement cattle passport subsequently finds the original cattle passport, he must notify the Secretary of State within 7 days and enclose with the notification the original cattle passport.
Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this paragraph is guilty of an offence.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Sch. 3 para. 3(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2952), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6