PART 3Wild and semi-wild equines

Exceptions in respect of certain wild or semi-wild equines17

1

The derogation in Article 13 applies in relation to equines that are—

a

identified in the lists kept by the Dartmoor Commoners' Council M1;

b

entered in the stud book kept by the Exmoor Pony Society M2;

c

identified in the lists kept by the Verderers of the New Forest M3 or entered in the stud book kept by the New Forest Pony Breeding and Cattle Society M4; or

d

identified in the lists kept by the National Trust M5 as Konik equines located at Wicken Fen M6.

2

For the purposes of Article 13, Dartmoor, Exmoor the New Forest and Wicken Fen are designated as areas (“designated areas”) containing defined populations of equines living under wild or semi-wild conditions that do not need to be identified with IDs while they remain within the designated area.

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4

For the purposes of this Part, a designated area is an area marked as such in a map deposited and available for inspection at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs M7.