Article 4 Provisions as to permits authorising shipment

An application for a permit authorising shipment of a horse shall be made to the Minister 7 days before the proposed date of shipment (or within such lesser period as the Minister may at his discretion allow), in such form as the Minister may require, and the applicant for the permit shall furnish to the Minister if requested to do so such information and evidence as the Minister may require to satisfy himself that the case falls within the terms of paragraph (b) or (c) of Article 3 of this Order.

A permit shall be delivered at the time of shipment to the master of the vessel or the pilot of the aircraft on which the horse to which the permit relates is shipped, who shall on demand produce the same to any police officer, officer of the Minister or Customs and Excise or an inspector of the local authority and allow such person to take a copy of or extract from the permit, and if the master or pilot fails to do so, or allows the hose to be shipped without delivery of the permit, he shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.