Welsh Statutory Instrument SI 2019/57 United Kingdom

The Equine Identification (Wales) Regulations 2019

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person2 Responsible Person1 Farmer or Animal Keeper1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Responsible Person — also bound by 108 other Acts
MH(CT)(S)A 2003 30 duties
Farmer or Animal Keeper — also bound by 80 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.007 Completion of existing IDs for equines imported into the Great Britain from a country other than Northern Ireland or a member State Regulated
  • Provide information to update equine ID for imported horsesFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.009 Format and content of IDs Regulated
  • Manage equine IDs and blank stock securely and in compliance with format rulesAny Person
s.010 Verification of IDs Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers may demand verification of equine IDsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013 Transponders Regulated
  • Arrange for a vet to implant or replace a microchip in your horseResponsible Person
s.015 Databases Regulated
  • Provide equine identification information to the central database within 24 hoursAny Person
41 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title, commencement and application
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Competent authority and zootechnical authority for the purposes of the EU Regulation
s.004 Transfer of ownership of equines
s.005 Identification of equines
s.006 Applications for IDs
s.008 Modification of identity details in IDs
s.011 Requirement to provide ID to a veterinary surgeon treating an equine
s.012 Slaughter, death or loss of an equine
s.014 Smart cards
s.016 Exceptions in respect of certain wild or semi-wild equines
s.017 Requirement for ID and transponder for wild or semi-wild equines treated with veterinary medicinal products
s.018 Wild and semi-wild equines: requirement for ID for movement from designated area
s.019 Exception to requirement for ID: wild or semi-wild equines moved for welfare reasons or for slaughter
s.020 Requirements for wild or semi-wild equines aged 12 months or over moved for slaughter
s.021 Requirements for wild or semi-wild equines moved other than for slaughter
s.022 General
s.023 Withholding ID from the responsible person
s.024 Provision of false or misleading information
s.025 Possession of a forged ID
s.026 Improper destruction, defacement or alteration,
s.027 Offences relating to implantation of transponder
s.028 Obstruction
s.029 Offences by bodies corporate
s.030 Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations
s.031 Enforcing authorities
s.032 Appointment of inspectors
s.033 Inspectors: powers of entry and general powers
s.034 Criminal penalties
s.035 Choosing to pursue civil sanctions instead of criminal penalties
s.036 Application
s.037 Compliance notice
s.038 Non-compliance penalty notice
s.039 Fixed monetary penalty notice
s.040 Enforcement costs recovery notice
s.041 Information to be provided in or with a notice
s.042 Withdrawing and re-issuing a notice
s.043 Appeals
s.044 Period within which payment is required and power to recover payments
s.045 Receipts
s.046 Revocation of the Equine Identification (Wales) Regulations 2009

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