S.I. No. 415 of 2000.

National Beef Assurance Scheme Act, 2000 (Census) Regulations, 2000

I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 20 of the National Beef Assurance Scheme Act, 2000 ( No. 2 of 2000 ), hereby make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Beef Assurance Scheme Act, 2000 (Census) Regulations, 2000.

2. These Regulations shall come into force on the 29th day of December, 2000.

3. In these Regulations-

“the Act” means the National Beef Assurance Scheme Act, 2000 (No. 2 of 2000) ;

“animal” means a bovine animal;

“CMMS” means the computerised cattle movement monitoring system;

“Herd Reconciliation forms” means the forms specified in the Schedule to these Regulations;

“location” means all animals in the herd whether on the holding or housed in feedlots owned by another keeper;

4. A census of animals shall be conducted for the purpose of confirming the identification and location of animals on 31 December, 2000.

5. The Regulations shall be applicable to all keepers who maintain a herd of animals on their holding or who are recorded on CMMS as having animals on their holding.

6. The information required for the purpose of the Census is set out in the Herd Reconciliation forms.

7. Keepers are required to complete and return the Herd Reconciliation forms within seven days of receipt in accordance with the procedures indicated on the forms.

Explanatory Note

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

The purpose of the Regulations is to enable a census of bovine animals to be taken on 31 December, 2000, to define the scope of the census and the persons who are required to complete herd reconciliation forms for the purpose of the census.

Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin

Schedule

Please read the accompanying INSTRUCTIONS before filling out this form

The C.M.M.S. records indicate that         animals bearing the following Tag Numbers were present in your hand on 31 December 2000.

If the animal was in your hand on 31 December 2000 please tick the GREEN BOX opposite that Tag Number.

If it was not in your herd on 31 December 2000 please tick the appropriate RED BOX.

Please use the enclosed Form B -Additional Animals to record tag numbers of animals which were in your hand on 31 December 2000 and are not listed.

Declaration: I declare that the information hereby provided by me is true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

Please read the accompanying INSTRUCTIONS before filling out this form.

This Form is to be used in respect of any animals in your herd on 31 December 2000 that are not listed on the Hard Reconciliation Form A.

Please insert the Tag Numbers of any additional animals below and Indicate In the Green Columns the source of the additional animal(s).

If the animal was in your hand on 31 December 2000 please tick the GREEN BOX opposite that Tag Number.

If it was not in your herd on 31 December 2000 please tick the appropriate RED BOX.

The C.M.M.S. records indicate that on 31 December 2000 you had no animals in your herd. Please confirm this by putting Zero in the TOTAL ANIMALS BOX at the bottom of this form and signing the form.

If you had animals in your hard on 31 December 2000 please list all of the Tag Numbers in the BOXES below. You have a statutory obligation under The National Beef Assurance Scheme Act 2000 ( No. 2 of 2000 ) to complete and return the enclosed form within 7 days of receipt.

Animals in your herd and not recorded on this Form will be removed from the Department's computer system making them ineligible for any future premia payments.

Declaration: I declare that the information hereby provided by me is true to the best of my knowledge information and belief.