I13Notices about seizure etc.
1
A local authority must, within 24 hours of seizing a horse under section 2, place in a conspicuous position at or near the place where it was seized, a written notice—
a
stating that the horse has been seized and the date and time at which it was seized, and
b
giving details of how contact can be made with the local authority.
2
A local authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable after seizing a horse under section 2, take reasonable steps to ascertain who is the owner of the horse.
3
A local authority must, within 24 hours of seizing a horse under section 2, give a written notice to—
a
a constable, and
b
if any person appears to the local authority to be the owner of the horse or to be acting on behalf of the owner in relation to the horse, that person.
4
Where, within the period of 7 days beginning with that on which a horse is seized under section 2, a local authority ascertains that a person who has not been given a written notice under subsection (3)(b) is the owner of the horse, the local authority must, within 24 hours, give a written notice to that person.
5
A notice under subsection (3) or (4) must be dated and include—
a
a brief description of the horse,
b
a statement of the date, time and place at which the horse was seized, and
c
details of how contact can be made with the local authority.
6
A notice under subsection (3)(b) or (4) must also state—
a
why the recipient appears to the local authority to be the owner of the horse or to be acting on behalf of the owner in relation to the horse, and
b
the effect of the operation of section 5 in relation to the horse (including when the power conferred by subsection (3) of that section will become available).
7
A notice under subsection (3)(a) must also state who has been given a notice under subsection (3)(b) in relation to the horse.