2009 No. 1611

Animals, England

The Horse Passports Regulations 2009 (revoked)F1

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

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Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
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Regulations revoked (1.10.2018) by The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/761), regs. 1(1), 50

F1PART 1Introduction

Citation, application and commencementF11

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Meaning of “horse” and “passport”F12

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F1PART 2Enforcement of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 504/2008

Competent authority for Commission Regulation (EC) No. 504/2008F13

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Sale of horsesF14

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PassportsF15

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Application for duplicate and replacement passportsF16

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ImportationF17

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Detecting previous active marking of horsesF18

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TranspondersF19

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Accompanying documentationF110

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Movement to slaughterF111

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Issue of duplicate and replacement passportsF112

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Procedure on deathF113

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Procedure by the passport issuing organisation on deathF114

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Treatment with a veterinary medicinal productF115

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DatabasesF116

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ProhibitionsF117

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Dartmoor, Exmoor and the New ForestF118

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F1PART 3Powers and penalties

EnforcementF119

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Powers of entryF120

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ObstructionF121

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PenaltiesF122

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Offences by bodies corporateF123

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Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associationsF124

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RevocationsF125

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F1SCHEDULEDartmoor, Exmoor and the New Forest

Regulation 18

Application of this ScheduleF11

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Veterinary treatmentF12

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Movement off the designated areaF13

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F1EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations enforce Commission Regulation (EC) No. 504/2008 in England. They provide for identification of horses, and replace the Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004.

Part 2 of the Regulations create offences for breach of provisions of the Commission Regulation, and provide for the administration of veterinary medicinal products for horses intended for human consumption. The Schedule makes special provisions for Dartmoor, Exmoor and the New Forest.

Part 3 provides that the Regulations are enforced by the local authority, and gives powers to inspectors of those authorities.

Breach of the Regulations is an offence punishable—

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A full impact assessment has been prepared and placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament. It is available on the Defra website at www.defra.gov.uk