# The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018, Regulation 17: Exceptions in respect of certain wild or semi-wild equines

Extent: E+W

(1) The derogation in Article 13 applies in relation to equines that are—
(a) identified in the lists kept by the Dartmoor Commoners' Council ;
(b) entered in the stud book kept by the Exmoor Pony Society ;
(c) identified in the lists kept by the Verderers of the New Forest or entered in the stud book kept by the New Forest Pony Breeding and Cattle Society ; or
(d) identified in the lists kept by the National Trust as Konik equines located at Wicken Fen .
(2) For the purposes of Article 13, Dartmoor, Exmoor the New Forest and Wicken Fen are designated as areas (“designated areas”) containing defined populations of equines living under wild or semi-wild conditions that do not need to be identified with IDs while they remain within the designated area.
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(4) For the purposes of this Part, a designated area is an area marked as such in a map deposited and available for inspection at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/761/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equine-identification-england-regulations-2018/regulation-17
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