The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 4) Regulations 2001

Export of horsesE+W+N.I.

14.—(1) Any person exporting equidae to another member State shall ensure that they are accompanied by an Animal Health Certificate in accordance with the model in Annex C of Directive 90/426/EEC on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae M1.

(2) An inspector shall only issue a certificate referred to in paragraph (1) if he is satisfied that the animal has not been in an infected area (other than in transit through an infected area by road without being unloaded) to which Part III of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983 (in Great Britain) or Part II of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1962 M2 in Northern Ireland applies at any time in the 15 days prior to certification.

Marginal Citations

M1OJ No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 42.

M2SR&O 1962 No. 209 as amended by SR 2001 No. 82.