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CAP. 139]
Public Health (Animals) (Riding Establishment) Regulations
[1973 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
L.N. 117/73.
LN40437 Live 409/40-
PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS) (RIDING ESTABLISHMENT)
REGULATIONS
(Cap. 139, section 3)
[1st August, 1973.]
Citation.
Interpretation.
Application.
Prohibition of keeping riding establishment without licence.
Power of Director to grant licence.
1. These regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Animals) (Riding Establishment) Regulations.
2. (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
"horse" includes—
(a) any mare, gelding, pony, foal, colt, filly or stallion; and (b) any ass, mule or jennet;
"licence" means a licence granted or renewed under regulation 5.
(2) For the purposes of these regulations, a person keeps a riding establishment if he carries on a business of keeping horses for the purposes of letting them out on hire for riding or using them to provide, in return for payment, instruction in riding, and the place where the horses used for such purposes are kept shall be deemed to be the place at which the business is carried on.
3. These regulations shall not apply to the keeping of a riding establishment at a place occupied by or under the management of the Crown.
4. No person shall keep a riding establishment save under and in accordance with a licence granted under these regulations.
5. (1) Upon application in the form specified by the Director, the Director may grant a licence to any person to keep a riding establishment and may renew any such licence.
(2) A licence shall not be granted or renewed unless— (a) the Director has inspected and approved the place at which the riding establishment is to be kept; and
(b) the Director is satisfied in respect of the requirements specified under regulation 6.
(3) The Director may attach to a licence such conditions as he may think fit.
(4) Every licence shall expire on the 31st day of December each year.