# The Sheep and Goats (Identification and Traceability) (Scotland) Regulations 2006, Regulation 16: Replacement of movement eartags


(1) Regulation 13 shall not apply to the replacement of movement eartags.
(2) Where the identification code of a movement eartag has been removed or lost or become illegible and the identification code of that eartag is known, the keeper, unless that keeper is a slaughterhouse operator, shall apply to the animal a replacement movement eartag bearing the same identification code as the eartag it is replacing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/73/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-identification-and-traceability-scotland-regulations-2006/regulation-16
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