WELFARE OF ANIMALS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972

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WELFARE OF ANIMALS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 - SECT 17

Export of horses.

17.(1) Subject to subsection (4), a person shall not, either by himself or by
any servant or agent of his, take or send or attempt to take or send a horse
out of Northern Ireland to any place outside the British Islands except under
the authority of a licence granted by the Ministry.

(2) A licence shall not be granted under this section unless the Ministry is
satisfied that the horse

(a)is healthy and fit to travel; and

(b)will not, in the course of transit or thereafter, be exposed to any
unnecessary suffering.

(3) The fee for a licence under this section shall be of such amount as
the Ministry with the approval of the Ministry of Finance may by order,
subject to affirmative resolution, prescribe.

(4) A licence under this section shall not be required in respect of the
export from Northern Ireland of a horse where the Ministry is satisfied that
the horse has been taken or sent to Northern Ireland for a limited period for
the purpose of breeding, riding or exhibition, or of a horse where
the Ministry is satisfied that it is being taken or sent out of Northern
Ireland for any of those purposes.

(5) Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable on summary conviction

(a)in the case of a first offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
three months, or to a fine not exceeding #100 or to both;

(b)in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to such imprisonment or to a
fine not exceeding #200 or to both.

(6) The powers of the Ministry under this section shall be in addition to and
not in derogation of the powers exercisable by it under the Diseases of
Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1958.

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WELFARE OF ANIMALS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 - SECT 17