INFORMATION BULLETIN
Date: 2 May 2008
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Horse passports – withdrawal of recognition from the Spotted Horse and Pony Society
Defra hereby gives notice that, the Spotted Horse and Pony Society {SHAPS} Sprout Farm Wilday Green Barlow Dronfield S18 7SH no longer meets the criteria for recognition of organisations or associations which maintain or establish stud-books, This criteria is set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 92/353/EEC. Therefore, the recognition of the Spotted Horse and Pony Society as such an organisation will be withdrawn - in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 4 [1] [a] of the Horses (Zootechnical Standards) Regulations 2006. This will take effect from 12 May 2008.
Consequently, from that date the Spotted Horse and Pony Society will no longer be authorised to issue passports under Regulation 3 of The Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004. Passports issued by this Society will however remain valid.
The British Spotted Pony Society has confirmed their preparedness to maintain existing passports issued by the Spotted Horse and Pony Society. The contact details for the Society are as follows: Zena Jackson (Registrar) 16 Salcombe Drive Hunts Cross Liverpool L25 0LZ Tel: 0151 448 1108. www.britishspottedpony.com/home.html info@britishspottedpony.com
Any enquiries regarding this notice should be addressed to Sean Hogan. Horse Passports Team, 9 Millbank, c/o Defra 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR. Tel: 020 7 238 5968 email sean.w.hogan@defra.gsi.gov.uk
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