Statutory Instruments made by the National Assembly for Wales

"animals" ("anifeiliaid") means cattle (excluding bison and yak), deer, goats, pigs and sheep;

"collecting centre" ("canolfan gasglu") means premises used for the intermediate reception of animals intended to be moved elsewhere (but does not include a market or other place used for the sale or trading of animals unless all the animals there are intended for immediate slaughter);

"keeper" ("ceidwad") means any person having care and control of animals even on a temporary basis and includes, for the purposes of article 8(2)(a), any person transporting the animals;

"land" ("tir") includes common or unenclosed land;

"premises" ("safle") includes land, with or without buildings;

"sole occupancy group" ("grp meddianaeth unigol") has the meaning assigned by article 5;

"veterinary surgeon" ("milfeddyg") means a fellow or member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons;

(a) the collecting centre premises have not been and will not be used on the same day for a show or exhibition or for the sale or trading of animals otherwise than for immediate slaughter; and

(b) all animals moved to the collecting centre are moved from there direct to a slaughterhouse.

Movement for artificial insemination
     5. The movement of cattle or pigs to an artificial insemination centre.

     6. The movement of sheep or goats to an artificial insemination centre provided they have been isolated from all other animals for 6 days before departure.

Animals for export
     7. The movement of an animal for direct export or to a collecting centre or assembly centre approved under regulation 12(2) of the Animal and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 prior to such export.

Movement within a sole occupancy group
     8. The movement of animals between premises in a sole occupancy group.

Common land
     9.  - (1) The movement of an animal between land over which the owner or keeper of the animal has a registered right of common and  - 

(a) premises occupied by the owner or keeper of the animal and in relation to which the registered right of common is customarily exercised; or

(b) premises occupied by any other person who has a registered right of common over that land and in relation to which the registered right of common is customarily exercised.

(a) prior to being moved, either there is no standstill period on the premises of departure, or alternatively it has been isolated for 20 days prior to the movement taking place in a facility approved for this purpose by a veterinary inspector;

(b) it is isolated while on the breeding premises (or for 20 days, whichever is shorter) in an isolation facility approved for this purpose by a veterinary inspector;

(c) any pig placed in the isolation facility with the pig brought on to the premise for breeding purposes has been on the breeding premises for at least 20 days before being placed in that facility;

(d) any other pig placed into the isolation facility on the breeding premises with the one brought on to those premises remains in isolation for 20 days after the arrival of the pig being brought into the premises, or for 20 days after being placed into isolation with it whichever is later; and

(e) the recipient of the breeding pig signs and sends to the local authority without delay a declaration that the pig is intended for breeding on those premises.

    (2) Movement of a pig (other than one being moved under article 8(3)(b) of Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Interim Measures) (Wales) (No.2) Order 2002) which is being returned to those premises from a place to which it had been moved for breeding, provided that  - 

(a) it is isolated for 20 days after the date of its return from all other animals, and

(b) the occupier of the premises from which the pig has returned from breeding has sent the declaration required in paragraph 3(e) above to the local authority.

Return of a pig from a show or exhibition
     4. The return of a pig from a show or exhibition to the premises from which it was consigned to that show or exhibition provided that it is isolated for 20 days after its return in premises approved for this purpose by a veterinary inspector.

Artificial insemination centres
     5. Arrival of cattle which are being returned to those premises from an artificial insemination centre.

     6. Arrival of pigs which are being returned to those premises from an artificial insemination centre provided they are isolated from all other animals for 20 days after their return.

     7. Arrival of sheep or goats which are returning from an artificial insemination centre provided  - 

(a) they are isolated from all other animals for 6 days after their return; and

(b) they were isolated from all other animals while at the artificial insemination centre.

Imported animals
     8.  - (1) The arrival of an imported animal at its point of entry into Wales.

    (2) Movement of an animal from its point of entry into the United Kingdom following its import from another member State.

Movement within a sole occupancy group
     9. The movement of animals between premises in a sole occupancy group.

Vehicles collecting other animals
     10. Movement of an animal brought on to premises in a vehicle to collect other animals provided that the animal is not unloaded at those premises.

Arrival from veterinary treatment, etc.
     11. The arrival of sheep, goats, cattle or pigs being returned to those premises from a place for veterinary treatment or of any offspring to which they have given birth while there provided that, in the case of pigs, they are isolated from other animals for 20 days following their return.