Horse Passports Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland;

“horse” means a domestic animal of the equine or asinine species or crossbreeds of those species;

“horse passport” in relation to any horse means the identification document which has been issued for that horse by a recognised organisation under regulation 5(1);

“recognised organisation” means an organisation recognised by the Department under the Horses (Zootechnical Standards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(1) or an international association or organisation registered with the Department under regulation 4;

“studbook” means any book, register, file or data medium—

(a)

which is maintained by a recognised breeders' organisation, and

(b)

in which horses of a given breed are entered or registered with mention of their ancestors.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a horse being registered with a registered organisation shall be construed as the entry or registration of that horse in the studbook of that organisation.

(3) In the horse passport set out in the Schedule, any reference to “the competent authority” is a reference to the recognised organisation which issued that passport.

(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(2) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(5) Any application or registration under these Regulations shall be in writing.

(1)

S.R. 1992 No. 539

(2)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)