Regulation 8 Cattle from other member States, Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel IslandsI1

If an animal is brought to a holding of destination in Northern Ireland from a member State, Great Britain, the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands the keeper shall, subject to paragraph (2), within 7 days of its arrival at that holding, and in any event before the animal leaves that holding, surrender the cattle passport accompanying the animal to the Department.

Nothing in paragraph (1) shall require the keeper of any animal to surrender to the Department a passport relating to it where—

but in such a case the keeper shall give any cattle passport accompanying the animal to the official veterinary surgeon for the slaughterhouse, or his representative, at the time of slaughter.

Any person who fails to surrender a cattle passport as required by paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.