Horse Passports Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Article 5(1)

SCHEDULE Identification document for horses

General Instructions

I.  Passports must contain all instructions needed for their use and the details of the competent authority which issued them.

II.  Information shown on passports.

A.  Passports must contain the following information—

1. Section I:

Owner

The name of the owner or his agent must be stated.

2. Sections II and III:

Identification

The horse must be identified by the competent authority.

3. Section IV:

Recording of identity checks

Whenever laws and regulations so require, checks conducted on the identity of the horse must be recorded by the competent authority.

4. Sections V and VI:

Vaccination record

All vaccinations must be recorded in Section V (equine influenza only) and in Section VI (all other vaccinations).

5. Section VII:

Laboratory health tests

The results of all tests carried out to detect transmissible diseases must be recorded.

B.  Passports may contain the following information—

• Section VIII:

• Basic health requirements

• Section VIII states the basic health requirements. It lists the diseases which must be noted on the health certificate.

Section I

Section II

Section III

Section IV

Section V

Section VI

Section VII

Section VIII