# The Equine Animal (Identification) (Scotland) Regulations 2019, Regulation 24: Offences relating to identification documents

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(1) A person who otherwise than in accordance with the Commission Regulation or these Regulations—
(a) without reasonable excuse destroys or defaces an identification document,
(b) without reasonable excuse alters an entry in an identification document,
(c) knowingly issues an identification document,
(d) knowingly is in possession of a identification document issued otherwise than in accordance with the Commission Regulation and these Regulations, or
(e) provides any information in an application for an identification document knowing it to be false or misleading,
commits an offence.
(2) In this regulation, “identification document” includes a duplicate identification document, replacement identification document or a smart card.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/30/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equine-animal-identification-scotland-regulations-2019/regulation-24
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