The Horse Passports (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 1

PART I GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

A passport must contain all instructions needed for its use and details of the competent authority which issued it.

PART II INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN PASSPORTS

A passport must consist of the following numbered sections containing, where appropriate, the information specified.

1.  Section I:

• Owner.

• The name of the owner must be stated.

2.  Sections II and III:

• Identification.

• The equid must be identified by the competent authority.

3.  Section IV:

• Recording of identity checks.

• Whenever laws and regulations so require, checks conducted on the identity of the equid must be recorded by the competent authority.

4.  Sections V and VI:

• Vaccination record.

• All vaccinations must be recorded in Section V (equine influenza only) and in Section VI (all other vaccinations).

5.  Section VII:

• Laboratory health tests.

• The results of all tests carried out to detect transmissible diseases must be recorded.

6.  Section IX:

• Medicinal treatment.

• Part I and either Part II or Part IIIA of Section IX must be duly completed specifying whether the equid is intended for human consumption.

A passport may contain a further section, numbered Section VIII, containing the information specified.

7.  Section VIII:

• Basic health requirements.

• Section VIII should state the basic health requirements, and list the diseases for which an endorsement must be made on the health certificate attached to the passport, as follows–

  (i)

  African horse sickness.

  (ii)

  Vesicular stomatitis.

  (iii)

  Dourine.

  (iv)

  Morve glanders.

  (v)

  Equine encephalomyelitis (all types).

  (vi)

  Infectious anaemia.

  (vii)

  Rabies.

  (viii)

  Anthrax.