# The Sales, Markets and Lairs (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Sales, Markets and Lairs Order (Northern Ireland) 1975, S.R. 1975 No. 294.
The prohibition on the offering or exposure for sale of cattle or swine in a public place is extended to include sheep and goats.
Article 9 is amended to include sheep and goats in the requirement for the provision of covered accommodation for the protection of calves, dairy cows in milk and swine.
The inclusion of Article 13A provides a requirement for the approval of all sheep sales other than in an approved market.
Article 15(3) is amended to include the requirements regarding movement documents for sheep and goats specified in The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005.
Article 23(1) is amended to require the separation of rams and male goats from other animals in a market or lair.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/241/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sales-markets-and-lairs-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2006/note
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