Methods for the Identification of Equidae Rules, 2024

L.N. 75 of 2024

VETERINARY SERVICES ACT

(CAP. 437)

Methods for the Identification of Equidae Rules, 2024

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 7, 8, 9 and 34

of the Veterinary Services Act, the Minister responsible for veterinary

services has made the following rules:-

(1) The title of these rules is the Methods for the Citation, scope

and

Identification of Equidae Rules, 2024.

commencement.

(2) The scope of these rules is to implement the requirements

of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 of 17

February 2015 laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/

427/EEC and 2009/156/EC as regards the methods for the

identification of equidae (Equine Passport Regulation).

(3) These rules shall come into force within two (2) months

from their publication in the Gazette.

(1)

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"Act" means the Veterinary Services Act;

"Department" shall have the same meaning as assigned to

in the Act;

"Regulation (EU) 2015/262" means the Commission

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 of 17 February 2015

laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/427/EEC

and 2009/156/EC as regards the methods for the identification of

equidae (Equine Passport Regulation), as in force from time to

time.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases

used in these rules which are not defined herein, shall have the same

meaning as assigned to them in Regulation (EU) 2015/262 and in the

Act.

For the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2015/262 the Competent

authority.

competent authority shall be the Department.

Without prejudice to any other power or responsibility in Part IX of the

accordance with the law and to its application in any other manner in Act.

accordance with the law, Part IX of the Act shall also apply mutatis

mutandis to these rules.

(1) Without prejudice to rule 4, any person who breaches

the provisions of these rules or any obligation in accordance with these

rules, or breaches a provision of Regulation (EU) 2015/262, or hinders

any person responsible for their implementation, shall on conviction

be liable to the punishments established in the Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-rule (1), the

Court may also order any person guilty of an offence, to pay for the

expenses incurred by the competent authority and the Director of

Veterinary Services as a result of the said offence, as well as the

revocation of any permit or certification issued under these rules and

the confiscation, retention or destruction or other means of disposal of

the animals involved.

The Identification Document (Passport) accompanying

Registered Equidae Regulations are hereby being repealed without

prejudice to anything done or omitted to be done thereunder.

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