Article 12 Movement of pigs other than movements to markets or collection centres

The Secretary of State shall nominate a person to operate a computerised central database to record movements of pigs.

Subject to articles 13, 14, 15 and 16(2) keepers, other than markets, must notify F2the database operator of all movements of pigs from their holdings before those movements take place.

Keepers may notify F3the database operator electronically by entering the following information onto the F4central database—

If a keeper does not notify F5the database operator electronically they must provide the information listed in paragraph (2) by telephone or in writing to F6the database operator and may not move those pigs until they have received a document from the database operator recording that information.

When F7the database operator receives notification of movement information under paragraph (3) it must, within one working day of receipt excluding weekends, send the keeper sufficient copies of a document recording that information to enable the keeper, and any transporter and the keeper at the holding of destination to meet their recording obligations.

When pigs are moved from a market the market must notify F8the database operator of the information at paragraph (2) in relation to those pigs electronically on the day of the movement.

In this article F9... “working day” means a day which is not a Saturday or a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f1.