UK Offence Report

The Horse Passports Regulations 2009 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 2009 No. 1611 — creates 23 criminal offences.

23offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
30 June 2009
In force from
1 August 2009
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Dogs, animals, hunting and wildlife
Made under
European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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— a on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or b on conviction on indictment, to a fine. 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

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