# The Horse Passports (Scotland) Regulations 2005, Regulation 3: Organisations authorised to issue passports

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The following organisations are authorised to issue passports (and any such organisation is referred to in these Regulations as a “passport issuing organisation”)–
(a) organisations which maintain or establish stud-books for registered horses and which are recognised by the Scottish Ministers or by any other authority in the United Kingdom competent to recognise such organisations under regulation 3 of the Horses (Zootechnical Standards) Regulations 1992;
(b) organisations recognised in another part of the United Kingdom or another Member State under legislation which implements either–
(i) Commission Decision 92/353/EC (laying down the criteria for approval or recognition of organisations and associations which maintain or establish stud-books for registered equidae); or
(ii) Commission Decision 2000/68/EC (amending Commission Decision 93/623/EEC and establishing the identification of equidae for breeding and production); and
(c) international associations or organisations which manage or regulate horses for competition or racing and which are registered with the Scottish Ministers under regulation 4.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/223/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/horse-passports-scotland-regulations-2005/regulation-3
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