# The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Scotland) Order 2011, Article 17: Replacement of an identification mark


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person may, unless authorised by the Scottish Ministers, replace an identification mark applied or attached under this Order.
(2) A keeper must replace an identification mark if it has—
(a) become illegible;
(b) been removed for welfare reasons; or
(c) been lost.
(3) Any person replacing an identification mark must either—
(a) apply an identical identification mark; or
(b) apply a new identification mark and cross-refer the new identification mark with the original identification mark in the holding register.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/327/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pigs-records-identification-and-movement-scotland-order-2011/article-17
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