The African Horse Sickness Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Licences N.I.

27.—(1) A licence granted under these Regulations shall be in writing and may be—

(a) general or specific;

(b) subject to conditions; and

(c) amended, suspended or revoked in writing at any time.

(2) A person moving any horse or thing under the authority of a specific licence shall—

(a) carry the licence or a copy of it at all times during the movement; and

(b) on demand by an inspector or an officer of the Department, produce the licence or a copy and allow a copy or extract to be taken.

(3) Where a licence is required or authorised under these Regulations to be granted by a veterinary inspector, it may also be granted by an inspector acting under the direction of a veterinary inspector.

(4) A person moving any horse or thing under the authority of a general licence shall—

(a) carry, at all times during the movement, a document containing details of—

(i) what is being transported, including the quantity;

(ii) the date of the movement;

(iii) the name of the person responsible for the horse or thing at the place of departure and at the place of destination;

(iv) the address of the place of departure and of the destination,

(b) on demand by an inspector or an officer of the Department, produce the document and allow a copy or extract to be taken; and

(c) keep the document for at least six months.

(5) If a horse or thing has been moved to premises under a licence, a veterinary inspector may serve a notice on the occupier of the premises of destination imposing such movement restrictions on those premises as are necessary to prevent the risk of spreading African horse sickness virus.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 27 in operation at 18.11.2013, see reg. 1