Regulation 20 Insertion of new Article 15AI1

After Article 15, insert—

“Article 15A

Identification of equidae for purposes of travel to the European Union F1or Northern Ireland

1

On an application made in accordance with paragraph 3, the competent authority may issue an EU travel identification document for the purposes of exporting an equine animal from F2Great Britain to the Union, or for the purposes of moving an equine animal from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, whether or not for a temporary period.

2

An EU travel identification document may be issued where—

(a)

the equine animal does not fall within the categories referred to in Article 14(a)(i) or (ii);

(b)

at the date of the application, the equine animal is identified by a valid single identification document in accordance with Article 9, 14, 29, 30 or 32, and

(c)

that identification document was issued by an issuing body referred to in Article 5(1)(c)(ii).

3

An application to the competent authority for an EU travel identification document must be—

(a)

made by the owner or keeper of the equine animal, and

(b)

accompanied by the identification document referred to in paragraph 2(b).”.