Artificial Insemination of Pigs (Scotland) Regulations 1964
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1964/1171 |
| Year | 1964 |
1964 No. 1171 (S. 79)
AGRICULTURE
LIVESTOCK INDUSTRIES
The Artificial Insemination of Pigs (Scotland) Regulations 196423rdJuly 1964
30thJuly 1964
2ndNovember 1964
In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 as read with section 19 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1943(a) and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following regulations:—
Citation, extent and commencement
1. These regulations, which may be cited as the Artificial Insemination of Pigs (Scotland) Regulations 1964, shall apply to Scotland and shall come into operation on 2nd November 1964.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires—
"approved boar" means a boar kept at an artificial insemination centre for the purpose of the production of permitted semen, and approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose, subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State may specify;
"artificial insemination centre" means premises in respect of which a licence is in force under regulation 4(1) of these regulations;
"insemination" means the artificial insemination of sows, and "inseminate" shall be construed accordingly;
"semen" means the semen of boars, and "permitted semen" has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 4(4) of these regulations;
"sow" includes gilt;
"English centre" means premises in respect of which a licence is in force under regulation 4(1) of the Artificial Insemination of Pigs (England and Wales) Regulations 1964(b).
(2) For the purpose of these regulations an animal in joint ownership shall not be deemed to be owned by the same person as any other animal or any semen unless all the joint owners of both are the same.
(3) The Interpretation Act 1889(c) shall apply to the interpretation of these regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
(a) 6 & 7 Geo. 6. c. 16.
(b) S.I. 1964/1172 (1964 II, p. 2676).
(c) 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63.
Prohibition of distribution and sale of semen
3.—(1) A person shall not distribute or sell semen except under the authority of a licence issued by the Secretary of State and for the time being in force.
(2) Nothing in this regulation shall require the authority of a licence for—
(a) the use of semen to inseminate a sow in the same ownership as that semen;
(b) the sale or transfer of semen by a former owner of the boar from which it was collected to the present owner of that boar; or
(c) the delivery of semen to an artificial insemination centre or a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner for the purpose of storage and the delivery or re-delivery of that semen to its owner for the time being by the centre or the person with whom it has been deposited.
Licensing of artificial insemination centres
4.—(1) The Secretary of State may grant a licence to a person in respect of premises maintained by him authorising him, subject to the provisions of these regulations and to such conditions as may be specified in the licence,
(a) to distribute or sell permitted semen to an artificial insemination centre or to an English centre, or to veterinary surgeons and veterinary practitioners; and
(b) to distribute permitted semen by inseminating sows with it.
(2) A person to whom a licence is granted under this regulation shall not...
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