45 Marking of horses certified for export.E+W+S
(1)A veterinary inspector may, for the purposes of identification, mark a horse certified by him under section 40(1) above or section 41(1) above in such manner as the Ministers may by order prescribe.
(2)A person who, with a view to evading the provisions of section 40 above or section 41 above, marks a horse—
(a)with the prescribed mark, or
(b)with any mark so nearly resembling it as to be calculated to deceive,
is guilty of an offence against this Act.