PART VIIIINSPECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Offences and penaltiesI133
1
A person is guilty of an offence if that person fails to comply with any of the following provisions—
a
regulation 3(4) (occupier to give reasonable assistance to enable any other occupier to comply with obligations);
b
regulation 3(5) (occupier to take reasonable steps to inform other occupiers of movement restrictions arising from notice);
c
regulation 5(1) or (2) (requirement to notify Department of suspect horse or carcase etc);
d
regulation 7(7)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) (prohibition on movement of notified horse carcase or thing; or other horses);
e
regulation 7(7)(b)(i) or (ii) (obligation to move horses and identify vectors etc);
f
regulation 11(3) (prohibition on persons moving horses onto premises);
g
regulation 13(5)(a), (b) or (c) (controls relating to slaughterhouses);
h
regulation 16(4) (prohibition on unlicensed movement within temporary control zone);
i
paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 (prohibition on unlicensed movement out of protection zone or out of surveillance zone to an area free from restrictions);
j
paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 (prohibition on unlicensed movement of asses etc or movement of horses showing clinical signs of African horse sickness);
k
regulation 20(3) (obligation to comply with restrictions and measures imposed by declaration under regulation 16(5) or 17(7));
l
regulation 23 (prohibition on vaccination);
m
regulation 24(2) (requirement to vaccinate in accordance with declaration of vaccination zone);
n
regulation 25(1) or (2) (requirement to identify vaccinated horse and to keep records; prohibition on unlicensed movement of vaccinated horse);
o
regulation 26(2) (requirement to comply with notice);
p
regulation 27(2)(a) or (b) (requirement to carry licence or copy; requirement to produce etc licence);
q
regulation 27(4)(a), (b) or (c) (requirement to carry document; requirement to produce etc document; requirement to keep document);
r
regulation 30 (obligation on new occupier to allow entry for purposes of feeding or welfare);
s
regulation 32 (obstruction);
t
paragraph 1, 2, or 4 of Schedule 1 (requirement to keep records etc; requirement as to housing of horses; requirement to implement vector control);
u
paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (prohibition on unlicensed movement).
2
A person guilty of an offence is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or both; or
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or both.