for Participation (Amendment) Regulations, 2010

L.N. 255 of 2010

MALTA VETERINARY SERVICES ACT

(CAP. 437)

Trade in Equidae intended for Competitions and Conditions

for Participation (Amendment) Regulations, 2010

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 34(e) of

the Veterinary Services Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural

Affairs has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Trade in Equidae

intended for Competitions and Conditions for Participation

(Amendment) Regulations, 2010 and they shall be read and

construed as one with the Trade in Equidae intended for

Competitions and Conditions for Participation Regulations, 2003

hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows:-

(a) immediately after the words “in equidae shall

apply.” there shall be insterted the following new definition

“ “the Act” means the Veterinary Services Act;”;

(b) immediately after the new definition “the Act”

there shall be inserted the following new definition

“ “the Community” means the European

Community as established under the Treaty establishing

the European Community;”;

(c) immediately after the new definition “the

Community” there shall be inserted the following new

definition

“ “the Competent Authority” means the Veterinary

Services Authority of Malta as established by the Act;”;

(d)

immediately after the definition “competition”

there shall be inserted the following new definition

“ “Member State” means a state which is a

member of the European Union;”;

(e) immediately after the new definition “Member

State” there shall be inserted the following new definition

“ “third country” means a country which is not a

member state of the European Union;”; and

(f) immediately after the new definition “third country”

there shall be inserted the following new definition

“ “trade” means trade between Member States or

between a third country and a Member State in animals

and their products, a business or occupation to make

profit or gain, particularly in wholesale or retail sales

and includes dealings in a particular business activity;”.

For sub-regulation (2) of regulation 4 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(2) However, the obligations referred to in regulation 3

of these regulations shall not affect the organisation of

(a) competitions reserved for equidae registered

in a specific stud book for the purpose of permitting the

improvement of the breed;

(b) regional competitions with a view to selecting

equidae; and

(c) historic or traditional events. If the competent

Authority intends to avail itself of these possibilities, it

shall make this intention and the justifications thereof

available to other Member States and to the public

beforehand.

For each competition or type of competition, the

competent Authority shall be authorised to reserve,

through the bodies officially approved or recognised for

such purpose, a certain percentage of the prize money or

profits referred to in sub-regulation (1)(c) hereof for the

safeguard, development and improvement of breeding.

The percentage may not exceed 20 % from the limit set

in 1993. The criteria for the distribution of these funds

in Malta shall be made available to the other Member

States and to the public.”.

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