{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/african-horse-sickness-regulations-northern-ireland-2013/regulation-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/african-horse-sickness-regulations-northern-ireland-2013/regulation-27.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2013/244",
  "legislation_title": "The African Horse Sickness Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/african-horse-sickness-regulations-northern-ireland-2013",
  "path": "regulation/27",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Licences",
  "text": "(1) A licence granted under these Regulations shall be in writing and may be—\n(a) general or specific;\n(b) subject to conditions; and\n(c) amended, suspended or revoked in writing at any time.\n(2) A person moving any horse or thing under the authority of a specific licence shall—\n(a) carry the licence or a copy of it at all times during the movement; and\n(b) on demand by an inspector or an officer of the Department, produce the licence or a copy and allow a copy or extract to be taken.\n(3) Where a licence is required or authorised under these Regulations to be granted by a veterinary inspector, it may also be granted by an inspector acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector.\n(4) A person moving any horse or thing under the authority of a general licence shall—\n(a) carry, at all times during the movement, a document containing details of—\n(i) what is being transported, including the quantity;\n(ii) the date of the movement;\n(iii) the name of the person responsible for the horse or thing at the place of departure and at the place of destination;\n(iv) the address of the place of departure and of the destination,\n(b) on demand by an inspector or an officer of the Department, produce the document and allow a copy or extract to be taken; and\n(c) keep the document for at least six months.\n(5) If a horse or thing has been moved to premises under a licence, a veterinary inspector may serve a notice on the occupier of the premises of destination imposing such movement restrictions on those premises as are necessary to prevent the risk of spreading African horse sickness virus.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 27 in operation at 18.11.2013, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/244/regulation/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:09:27.170705+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}