Article 8 Movement document

Replace article 22 with—

“22.

(1)

The Secretary of State shall nominate a person to operate a computerised central database to record animal movements capable of accepting notification of movements electronically.

(2)

In this Part “notify” means notify to the operator of the central database.

(3)

Operators of abattoirs, markets, collection centres and assembly centres must, and other keepers may, notify movements of animals onto and off their premises electronically.

(4)

When a keeper notifies a movement of an animal off their holding electronically they must enter the details required in Section C of the Annex to the Council Regulation, other that the keeper’s signature, onto the central database within 3 days of the movement.

(5)

When the movement of animals identified in accordance with article 10 is notified electronically by the operator of an abattoir, market, collection centre or assembly centre the operator must additionally—

(i)

enter onto the central database any individual identifier for those animals; and

(ii)

include on the movement document the total number of animals identified with each herdmark or flockmark.

(6)

Subject to paragraphs (7), (8) and (9) when a keeper moves an animal off their holding they must complete a movement document in a form approved by the Secretary of State and must provide the transporter with a copy.

(7)

When a keeper notifies the movement of an animal off their holding electronically they need not sign the movement document.

(8)

When a keeper notifies a movement off their holding electronically and the transporter is able to print off in transit a document in relation to all the animals transported giving—

(i)

all the information required by paragraph (4); and

(ii)

in relation to the animals moved from markets, collection centres and assembly centres and identified in accordance with article 10, the information referred to in sub-paragraph (5)(ii),

the keeper need not complete a movement document.

(9)

The identity of an animal may be recorded at the holding of destination if—

(a)

the holding of destination is a central point of recording; and

(b)

the animal is transported in accordance with section C 2(a) of the Annex to the Council Regulation.

(10)

A keeper onto whose holding an animal is moved must keep a copy of the movement document provided by the transporter of that animal for three years unless—

(a)

the movement off the previous holding and the movement onto the keeper’s holding were notified electronically, or

(b)

they scan the movement document and retain an electronic copy for three years,

and the keeper must keep any copies in chronological order.”