This Order contains a number of provisions supplementary to section 37 of the Diseases of Animals Act 1950 (which requires horses exported from Great Britain outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man to undergo a veterinary examination immediately before export).
The Order lays down the time and manner for making applications for such examinations, and limits the validity of a certificate of satisfactory examination when this is granted to 18 hours from the time of examination.
The Order also increases the amounts prescribed as the minimum values for certain types of horse before their export is permitted.