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(2) The Certificate will also be refused in the case of animals con- 

 sidered by the Examining Officer to be below a reasonable standard for 

 Government approval, as regards type, conformation and breeding. 



(3) Stallions three or four years old, which are refused a Certificate a* 

 regards type, conformation and breeding may, unless dealt with under the 

 Appeal Board Condition, be re-submitted annually until five years old, 

 after which the refusal shall be subject to re\iew under Part V. of there 

 regulations only. 



Ill . — Certificates . 

 (i) Particulars concerning the identity of the horse — name, breeder, 

 pedigree, age, prior ownership, &c. — must be furnished to the Examining 

 Officer at the time of examination. If deemed necessary in anv case the 

 owner may be called upon to furnish a statutory declaration as to the cor- 

 rectness of such particulars. 



(2) Certificates will be issued within sev( n days of the holding of the 

 Parades, and will be forwarded to the Secietaries of the Societies under 

 whose auspices the Parades are held, and who will either forward them 

 to the owner direct, or deliver them to him on application. 



(3) The owners of stallions for which a Certificate is refused will within 

 seven days of such refusal be officially notified of the fact ; the rea.son 

 for such rejection will also be given. 



(4) Until the issue of a certificate, or until the publication of the 

 official list of certificated stallions, the result of the Veterinary examina- 

 tion will not be communicated to any person except as herein provided or 

 under circumstances as follow : — The Examining Officer may, on request 

 on proper occasion, communicate to the owner or his agent — dulv authorized 

 in writing to inquire — the result of the examination. In case of refusal 

 of the certificate the reasons for refusal will not under any circumstances, 

 save in legal procerdings under the direction (f the Court, be communicated 

 to any person except th;.' owner or his agent duly authorized in writing. 

 Secretaries of Sixieties, persons in charge of the horse, grcoms or relati\es 

 of the owner will nnt be considered authorized agents for that purpo e unless- 

 they deli^•er to the officer the owner's signed authority to recei\e the in- 

 formation. 



(5) The Victorian Government Certificate of Soundness can only be 

 issued in respect of horses three years old and over, that have been 

 examined by a Victorian Government Veterinary Officer, or horses in respect 

 of which any of the following certificates are produced : — 



The Government Certificate of Soundness of New South Wales, 

 Queensland, South Australia or New Zealand. 



The Veterinary Certificate of the Royal Shire Horse Society (England)- 



The Veterinarv Certificate of Royal Agricultural Society (England). 



The Veterinary Certificate of Royal Dublin Society (Ireland). 



The Veterinary Certificate of Highland and Agricultural Society (Scot- 

 land). 



The Veterinary Certificate of Glasgow and West of Scotland Agricul- 

 tural Society. 



Any horse which has been rejected by the Veterinary Examiners for 

 any of the above certificates will not be eligible for examination for the 

 Victorian Government Certificate of Soundness. 



