Scottish Statutory Instrument 2019 United Kingdom

The Equine Animal (Identification) (Scotland) Regulations 2019

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What's here

6 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 3 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.006

Issue of identification document by issuing body

  • Issue identification documents for equine animals within the statutory deadline
s.008

Details of ownership

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Issuing body must complete ownership details before issuing passport Statutory regulator
s.009

Issue of duplicate or replacement identification documents

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Issuing bodies must mark duplicate/replacement equine IDs as not for human consumption Statutory regulator
s.010

Completion of existing identification documents for equidae imported into Great Britain from a third country

  • Provide information to complete identification documents for imported equines
s.011

Measures in relation to the verification of identification and the implantation of transponders

  • Ensure equine animals have transponder implanted by veterinarian
s.014

Databases

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Issuing bodies must send equine ID information to Scottish Ministers within 15 days Statutory regulator
Browse 23 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Competent authority

s.004

Identification of equine animals

s.005

Application for identification document

s.007

Notification of veterinary medicinal products administered

s.012

Smart card to accompany equine animal

s.013

Slaughter or death

s.015

Enforcement

s.016

Powers of inspectors

s.017

Failure to comply with these Regulations

s.018

Failure to comply with a specified requirement

s.019

Offence of moving or transporting an equine animal without a temporary document

s.020

Offences relating to implantation of transponder

s.021

A person who meets the minimum qualification for implantation of...

s.022

A person who, without reasonable excuse, removes or attempts to...

s.023

Offences relating to identification documents

s.024

(1) A person who otherwise than in accordance with the...

s.025

Further offences

s.026

Penalties

s.027

Fixed penalty notices

s.028

Offences by bodies corporate, etc

s.029

Revocation

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