# The Equine Identification Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019, Regulation 8: Transponders

Extent: N.I.

(1) The minimum qualification for the purposes of Article 18(3) (implantation of a transponder) is membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
(2) ... The owner of a horse or, if different, the keeper who has primary responsibility for it, must arrange for a veterinary surgeon to implant a transponder into a horse that is deemed to be identified ... if a previously implanted and recorded transponder ceases to function.
(3) A veterinary surgeon who implants a transponder into a horse must ensure that it displays a code unique to that transponder.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/67/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equine-identification-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/regulation-8
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