# Docking and Nicking of Horses Act 1949, Section 3: Interpretation.


In this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—
“docking” means the deliberate removal of any bone or any part of a bone from the tail of a horse, and the expression “docked” shall be construed accordingly;
“horse” includes stallion, gelding, colt, mare, filly, pony, mule and hinny;
“nicking” means the deliberate severing of any tendon or muscle in the tail of a horse, and the expression “nicked” shall be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/70/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/docking-and-nicking-of-horses-act-1949/section-3
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