The Horse Passports Order 1997

Multiple registration and cancellation of registration

6.—(1) Where an owner of a horse registered with a recognised organisation and with a horse passport wishes to register that horse with a further recognised organisation, he shall send the existing horse passport to the second recognised organisation to enable registration to be endorsed on the horse passport.

(2) Where an owner of a horse registered with one or more recognised organisations wishes to de-register that horse from a recognised organisation, he shall return the horse passport to that organisation and that organisation shall endorse the horse passport with the cancellation of registration and return the horse passport to the owner.

(3) Where the owner of a horse born before 1st January 1998 applies for a horse passport from a recognised organisation, then, when he receives the horse passport, he shall within 28 days send it to be endorsed by any other recognised organisation with which that horse is registered.

(4) Once a horse passport has been issued in respect of a horse, no person may apply for a replacement horse passport from a further recognised organisation unless the original horse passport issued in respect of that horse has been cancelled by the recognised organisation and the horse passport surrendered to that organisation.

(5) Where a person applies for a replacement horse passport from a further recognised organisation under paragraph (4) above, that organisation shall ensure that all the details included in the original horse passport relating to the identity of the horse and veterinary treatment contained in sections II to VII of the Schedule are included in the replacement horse passport.