The Equine Identification (Wales) Regulations 2019

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introductory

   1. 1. Title, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Administrative and procedural provisions and requirements

   1. 3. Competent authority and zootechnical authority for the purposes of the EU Regulation

   2. 4. Transfer of ownership of equines

   3. 5. Identification of equines

   4. 6. Applications for IDs

   5. 7. Completion of existing IDs for equines imported into the Great Britain from a country other than Northern Ireland or a member State

   6. 8. Modification of identity details in IDs

   7. 9. Format and content of IDs

   8. 10. Verification of IDs

   9. 11. Requirement to provide ID to a veterinary surgeon treating an equine

   10. 12. Slaughter, death or loss of an equine

   11. 13. Transponders

   12. 14. Smart cards

   13. 15. Databases

4. PART 3 Equines living under wild or semi-wild conditions

   1. 16. Exceptions in respect of certain wild or semi-wild equines

   2. 17. Requirement for ID and transponder for wild or semi-wild equines treated with veterinary medicinal products

   3. 18. Wild and semi-wild equines: requirement for ID for movement from designated area

   4. 19. Exception to requirement for ID: wild or semi-wild equines moved for welfare reasons or for slaughter

   5. 20. Requirements for wild or semi-wild equines aged 12 months or over moved for slaughter

   6. 21. Requirements for wild or semi-wild equines moved other than for slaughter

5. PART 4 Criminal offences

   1. 22. General

   2. 23. Withholding ID from the responsible person

   3. 24. Provision of false or misleading information

   4. 25. Possession of a forged ID

   5. 26. Improper destruction, defacement or alteration, etc

   6. 27. Offences relating to implantation of transponder

   7. 28. Obstruction

   8. 29. Offences by bodies corporate

   9. 30. Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations

6. PART 5 Enforcement and penalties

   1. 31. Enforcing authorities

   2. 32. Appointment of inspectors

   3. 33. Inspectors: powers of entry and general powers

   4. 34. Criminal penalties

   5. 35. Choosing to pursue civil sanctions instead of criminal penalties

7. PART 6 Civil sanctions

   1. 36. Application

   2. 37. Compliance notice

   3. 38. Non-compliance penalty notice

   4. 39. Fixed monetary penalty notice

   5. 40. Enforcement costs recovery notice

   6. 41. Information to be provided in or with a notice

   7. 42. Withdrawing and re-issuing a notice

   8. 43. Appeals

   9. 44. Period within which payment is required and power to recover payments

   10. 45. Receipts

8. PART 7 Miscellaneous

   1. 46. Revocation of the Equine Identification (Wales) Regulations 2009

9. Signature

10. Explanatory Note