Regulation 4 Powers and duties of passport-issuing organisations
(1)
The passport-issuing organisation is “the competent authority” for the purposes of the passport.
(2)
A passport-issuing organisation may cancel a passport issued by it if it is satisfied on reasonable grounds that —
(a)
the provisions of these Regulations have not been or are not being complied with, or
(b)
the passport has not been properly completed or has been falsified in any way.
(3)
When a passport is returned because a horse has died, the passport-issuing organisation must mark the passport accordingly but may then return it to the owner if permitted by its rules.