# Farriers (Registration) Act 1975, Introduction: Introductory text

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An Act to prevent and avoid suffering by and cruelty to horses arising from the shoeing of horses by unskilled persons; to promote the proper shoeing of horses; to promote the training of farriers and shoeing smiths; to provide for the establishment of a Farriers Registration Council to register persons engaged in farriery and the shoeing of horses; to prohibit the shoeing of horses by unqualified persons; and for purposes connected therewith.
[22nd May 1975]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/35/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/farriers-registration-act-1975/introduction
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