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.