art 41 Alteration of identification marks
No person may alter, obliterate or deface the information on any identification mark attached to an animal under— (a) the Council Regulation; (b) this Order or any provision that gives effect to the Council Regulation in England, Scotland, or Northern Ireland; (c) the previous Orders; or (d) Council Directive 92/102/EEC , in the case of an animal marked in a member State in accordance with that Directive.