Paragraph 17 Animals from outside Great Britain

(1)

If any animal arrives in Scotland from outside Great Britain it may be moved from its point of entry into Scotland to the holding at which its arrival must be notified to the Scottish Ministers in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 if it is accompanied by–

(a)

a cattle passport issued for that animal under Regulation (EC) No. 820/1997 F1, Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/1997 as it has effect in EU law, or Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 in F2a member State, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Northern Ireland; or

(b)

a movement document.

(2)

The keeper at the holding referred to in sub-paragraph (1) shall within 36 hours of the arrival of the animal on the holding–

(a)

enter in the cattle passport–

(i)

the date of movement on to the holding;

(ii)

the holding number; and

(iii)

the name and address of that keeper; and

(b)

sign the cattle passport.

(3)

Any animal to which this paragraph applies shall not be moved off the holding until the requirements of sub-paragraph (2) have been complied with.

(4)

Failure to comply with this paragraph is an offence.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in sch. 3 para. 17(1)(a) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 21(6)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Word in sch. 3 para. 17(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 21(6)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)