By way of derogation from Article 23(1), the competent authority may authorise the movement or transport of registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production within F1Great Britain not accompanied by their identification document, provided that they are accompanied by a smart card issued by the same issuing body that issued their identification document and containing the information set out in Annex II.

Paragraph 1 also applies in relation to the transportation of registered equidae or equidae for breeding and production within Great Britain in circumstances where those equidae have entered Great Britain from a member State or from Northern Ireland.