# The Coal and Other Mines (Horses) Order, 1956, Paragraph 3


No horse shall be taken below ground at a mine unless as shortly as practicable before being so taken it has been subjected to a test for the purpose of ascertaining whether it is suffering from glanders, and has been certified to be free therefrom, by a duly registered veterinary surgeon (in these regulations referred to as a “veterinary surgeon”).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1956/1777/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coal-and-other-mines-horses-order-1956/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-3
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