10 June, 1916.] Government Certif cation of Stollions. 363 



time during the three months previous to this date in New Zealand or 

 Australia will be granted a Certificate for the season next following. 

 In respect of stallions examined in Great Britain examinations on or 

 after 1st January will be considered as examinations for the following 

 season. 



IV. — Tenure of Certificate. 



(1) Certificates issued during the season in respect of horses five 

 years old and over are life certificates; those for three-year-olds and 

 four-year-olds are season certificates only, and such horses must be 

 submitted for re-examination at four and five years before a life certifi- 

 cate will be issued. 



(2) The Season certificate issued in respect of any horse must be 

 handed to the Examining Officer at the time of re-examination or for- 

 warded to the Chief Veterinary Officer before a subsequent Season 

 certificate or a Life certificate will be issued. 



(3) The IMinister retains the right to at any time have a certi- 

 ficated stallion submitted for re-examination, and to withdraw the 

 certificate, in the event of the animal being declared, to his satisfaction, 

 unsound. 



V. — Board of Appeal. 



(1) Any owner of a stallion who is dissatisfied with the refusal of 

 a Government certificate in respect of his horse may appeal against 

 the decision to the IMinister at any time within thirty days of the 

 examination, under the following conditions: — 



(a) That the appeal be in writing and be accompanied by the 

 lodgment of £5, such amount to be forfeited in the event 

 of the appeal not being upheld, unless the Board shall for 

 good cause otherwise direct. 

 (6) That the appeal be accompanied by an undertaking to pay 

 any railway fares and hotel expenses incurred by the 

 Board of Appeal in connexion with the settlement of the 

 appeal. 



(c) That, in the event of refusal having been on the ground of 

 unsoundness, the appeal be accompanied by a certificate 

 from a registered Veterinary Surgeon setting out that 

 the horse has been foiuid by him on examination since 

 the refusal appealed against to be free from all the 

 unsoundnesses set out in Part II. of these regulations. 



{d) That, in the event of refusal having been on the ground of 

 being l)elow standard for Government approval, the 

 appeal be accompanied by a certificate from, the President 

 and two members of the Committee of the Society under 

 whose auspices the parade was held, setting out that in 

 their opinion the horse is of fit and proper type, eon- 

 formation, and breeding to be approved .-is a stud horse. 



(2) On receipt of Notice of Ajipeal in proper form, and with the 

 :above conditions eomi)lied with, llie Minister will appoint a Board of 

 Appeal, which sliall consist of: — 



(a) In the case of appeals against refu.sal of certificate on the 

 around of unsoundness, the Cliief Veterinary Officer and 

 two practising Veterinary Surgeons. 



