Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 21st July, 2015.

I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 36 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (No. 15 of 2013) and for the purposes of giving full effect to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2001¹ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Movement) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015.

2. The Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Movement) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 521 of 2014 ) are amended by substituting for Regulations 8 and 9 (inserted by the Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Movement) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 119 of 2015 )) the following:

"8.The keeper of an animal shall comply with Article 7 (as amended by Regulation (EU) No 653/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014² ) of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000¹.

9. Regulations 3(1), 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are penal provisions to which section 36(4)(b) applies.".

3. The Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Movement) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 119 of 2015 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

15 July 2015.

SIMON COVENEY,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations amend the Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Movement) Regulations 2014 (as amended by the Animal Health and Welfare (Bovine Movement) (Amendment) Regulations 2015) in relation to compliance and penal provisions.

1 OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p.1

2 OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p.33