# The Export of Horses (Protection) Order 1969, Article 10: Notification by veterinary inspector of unfitness for travel of a horse


Where a veterinary inspector is of opinion that any exempted horse inspected under the provisions of this order or any pony inspected pursuant to section 37(4A) of the Act cannot be conveyed to its destination and disembarked without unnecessary suffering, he may—
(a) place a mark upon the horse (or pony) and serve a notice on the person in charge of it and also, when practicable, upon the master of the vessel or the pilot of the aircraft (as the case may be) prohibiting the shipment of the horse (or pony), and until such notice is withdrawn by a veterinary inspector, it shall be unlawful to ship the horse (or pony);
(b) in the case of a horse (or pony) already loaded into a vessel or aircraft, serve a notice on the master of the vessel or the pilot of the aircraft (as the case may be) in which it is loaded requiring him to unload it;
(c) serve a notice on any person having charge of the horse (or pony) requiring him to comply with such conditions as to rest or other treatment of it before it is shipped as the veterinary inspector may specify in the notice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1969/1784/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/export-of-horses-protection-order-1969/article-10
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