{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-records-identification-and-movement-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-records-identification-and-movement-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2009/411",
  "legislation_title": "The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-records-identification-and-movement-order-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Notification of a holding",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (5), a person who keeps an animal on a holding shall give notice to the Department containing particulars of—\n(a) the address of the holding;\n(b) the name and address of the owner, and, if different, the occupier of the holding;\n(c) the name and address of the keeper of the animal;\n(d) any numbers or codes used to identify animals on the holding;\n(e) any cattle or pigs on the holding; and\n(f) in relation to—\n(i) cattle on the holding, any unique identification code allocated under regulation 3(1)(b) of the Cattle Identification (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998; and\n(ii) pigs on the holding, a holding number allocated under paragraph 3(3) of the Schedule to The Aujeszkey's Disease Scheme Order (Northern Ireland)2012..\n(2) In the case of a holding used for keeping animals on the date this Order comes into operation the notice required by paragraph (1) shall be given within 7 days of that date and in any other case shall be given within 7 days of the holding first being used to keep animals.\n(3) On receiving notification under paragraph (1), the Department may allocate to the keeper, a holding number. This will be in the case of a flock of sheep, a flock number or, in the case of a herd of goats, a herd number.\n(4) Where in relation to a holding to which Article 19(1) applies—\n(a) there is a change in the identity of the person keeping animals on the holding or in any other details notified under this Article;\n(b) all the animals on the holding are slaughtered, sold or otherwise disposed of,\nthe keeper shall notify the Department accordingly within 30 days of such change or disposal of animals.\n(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 3(1)(f)(ii) substituted (19.3.2012) by virtue of The Aujeszky's Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/65), arts. 1, 27(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 3(5) omitted (24.1.2025) by virtue of The Animals (Identification, Records, Movement and Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/11), regs. 1(1), 6(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 3 in operation at 31.12.2009, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1998 No.279 as amended by S.R. 1999 No.324 and S.R. 2004 No.420"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/411/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:29:29.222326+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}