# The Transport of Animals (Cleansing and Disinfection) (England) (No. 3) Order 2003, Article 5: Cleansing and disinfection in relation to the transport of horses

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Any person transporting, or causing or permitting the transport of, horses shall ensure that—
(a) they are loaded on to a means of transport which has been cleansed and, where necessary, disinfected; and
(b) any horses that die during transport, and any soiled litter and excreta are removed as soon as practicable.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) No person shall use, or cause or permit the use of, any means of transport to transport any animal to which article 3 applies unless the means of transport and any equipment have been cleansed and disinfected in accordance with Schedule 2 since they were last used to transport a horse.
(4) Cleansing and disinfection under this article shall be carried out in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 of Schedule 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1724/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transport-of-animals-cleansing-and-disinfection-england-no-3-order-2003/article-5
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.