Article 22 Alteration of identification marks
No person may alter, obliterate or deface the information on any identification mark attached to an animal under—
(a)
the Council Regulation;
(b)
this Order or any provision that gives effect to the Council Regulation in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland;
(c)
the previous Orders; or
(d)
Council Directive 92/102/EEC, in the case of an animal marked in another member State in accordance with that Directive.