CHAPTER VIII

RECORDS AND PENALTIES

Operation and cooperation of central databases
Article 40
1
The appropriate authority shall ensure that the issuing bodies referred to in Article 5(1) incorporate the information referred to in point (e) of Article 28 and Article 38(1) relating to equidae identified on its territory in the central database or that the databases of the issuing bodies on its territory are networked with that central database.
2
The appropriate authority shall ensure cooperation with member States and with the other constituent territories of the United Kingdom in the operation of the territory's central database and shall ensure that:
a
in accordance with Article 28 of this Regulation, the central database communicates, with a reference to the unique life number, any modification to the identification details referred to in Article 38(1) to the central database of the member State or the constituent territory of the United Kingdom where the identification document was issued;
b
the competent authorities of member States and of the other constituent territories of the United Kingdom are granted free of charge access to a minimum of information contained in the central database to inquire whether a transponder code, a unique life number or a passport number has been recorded therein.
Words in Art. 40(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 42(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Art. 40(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 42(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Art. 40(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 42(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Art. 40(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/591), regs. 1, 42(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)