# The Horse Passports Regulations 2009 (revoked)

S.I. 2009/1611 · made 30 June 2009 · revised to 1 October 2018

These Regulations enforce Commission Regulation (EC) No. 504/2008 in England. They provide for identification of horses, and replace the Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/horse-passports-regulations-2009-revoked/pdf/uksi_20091611_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/horse-passports-regulations-2009-revoked/pdf/uksiem_20091611_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Animals, England
Made 30th June 2009
Laid before Parliament 6th July 2009
Coming into force 1st August 2009
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## Part 1: Introduction

## 1 Citation, application and commencement

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## 2 Meaning of “horse” and “passport”

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## Part 2: Enforcement of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 504/2008

## 3 Competent authority for Commission Regulation (EC) No. 504/2008

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## 4 Sale of horses

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## 5 Passports

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## 6 Application for duplicate and replacement passports

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## 7 Importation

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## 8 Detecting previous active marking of horses

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## 9 Transponders

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## 10 Accompanying documentation

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## 11 Movement to slaughter

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## 12 Issue of duplicate and replacement passports

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## 13 Procedure on death

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## 14 Procedure by the passport issuing organisation on death

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## 15 Treatment with a veterinary medicinal product

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## 16 Databases

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## 17 Prohibitions

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## 18 Dartmoor, Exmoor and the New Forest

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## Part 3: Powers and penalties

## 19 Enforcement

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## 20 Powers of entry

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## 21 Obstruction

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## 22 Penalties

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## 23 Offences by bodies corporate

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## 24 Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations

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## 25 Revocations

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## Signature

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## Schedule: Dartmoor, Exmoor and the New Forest

## 1 Application of this Schedule

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## 2 Veterinary treatment

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## 3 Movement off the designated area

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## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations enforce Commission Regulation (EC) No. 504/2008 in England. They provide for identification of horses, and replace the Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004.
Part 2 of the Regulations create offences for breach of provisions of the Commission Regulation, and provide for the administration of veterinary medicinal products for horses intended for human consumption. The Schedule makes special provisions for Dartmoor, Exmoor and the New Forest.
Part 3 provides that the Regulations are enforced by the local authority, and gives powers to inspectors of those authorities.
Breach of the Regulations is an offence punishable—
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A full impact assessment has been prepared and placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament. It is available on the Defra website at www.defra.gov.uk

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/horse-passports-regulations-2009-revoked
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