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Statutory Instruments
AGRICULTURE
Made
1st December 1992
Laid before Parliament
10th December 1992
Coming into force
1st January 1993
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the common agricultural policy of the Economic Community, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2), hereby make the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Horses (Free Access to Competitions) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st January 1993.
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-�
"competition" means any equestrian competition, including horse racing, show-jumping, eventing, dressage, events reserved for horse-drawn vehicles and showing classes;
"horses" means domestic animals of the equine or asinine species or crossbreeds of those species.
3.-(1) These Regulations apply in England, Scotland and Wales to horses intended for competition and the conditions governing their participation therein.
(2) The Regulations do not apply to-�
(a)competitions reserved for the purpose of permitting the improvement of the breed;
(b)regional competitions with a view to selecting horses;
(c)historic or traditional events.
4.-(1) The rules of any competition shall not discriminate between horses which are registered or originate in the United Kingdom and horses which are registered or originate in another Member State.
(2) Such rules of competition shall not discriminate in particular with regard to-�
(a)the requirements for entering the competition, in particular the minimum or maximum requirements;
(b)the judging of the competition;
(c)the prize money or profits which may accrue from the competition.
5. The grounds on which a horse registered or originating in another Member State is refused entry to a competition shall be communicated in writing by the organiser of the competition to the owner or his authorised representative.
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on
L.S.
John Selwyn Gummer
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
30th November 1992.
Hector Monro
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
1st December 1992
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations implement Council Directive 90/428/EEC (OJ No. L224, 18.8.90, p.60) on trade in equidae intended for competition and laying down the conditions for participation therein. Subject to specified exceptions, discrimination in competition on grounds of registration or origin in another member State is prohibited (regulation 4). If a horse is not permitted to compete, reasons must be given in writing to its owner or his authorised representative (regulation 5).
S.I. 1972/1811.
