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been licensed under this Act. The Board of Agriculture has power to grant, 

 revoke or suspend licences. 



The Board may refuse to grant a licence and may revoke or suspend a licence 

 if it appears that the stallion is affected with any contagious or infectious 

 disease; is affected with any other disease or defect prescribed as a disease or 

 defect rendering the stallion unsuitable for service of mares; or has proved to 

 IK- inadequately prolific; or is calculated, if used for stud purposes, to injure 

 the breed of horses by reason of its defective conformation or physique. 



A licence, unless suspended or revoked by the Board, shall remain in force 

 until 31st October following the date of the grant of the licence, but shall be 

 n in-wed annually subject to the same provisions as apply to the granting of a 

 licence : provided that in the case of a stallion which has attained such age 

 as may be prescribed, and in respect of which a licence has been in force for 

 such number of years as may be prescribed, the renewal of the licence shall not 

 be refused on the ground only of the stallion being affected in its wind. 



Provision is made for the transference of a licence if a stallion is sold or let 



A licence or certified copy shall be produced at or before service of a mare, 

 if required by the owner or person in charge of the mare, and at any time if 

 required by an authorised person. 



If the Board refuse to grant a licence or revoke or suspend a licence the 

 owner of a stallion may have it examined by a panel of referees appointed by 

 the Board. 



The Board has power to make rules in connection with the Act. This 

 Act, subject to certain slight modifications, is also applicable to Ireland. 



ANIMALS (TRANSIT AND GENERAL) ORDER OF 1912. 



The provisions of this Order relating to vessels and animals carried on vessels 

 shall, except where otherwise stated, apply to any vessel on which animals arc 

 carried from a port in Great Britain, or to any such port from a port in Ireland, 

 or the Isle of Man, and to the animals carried on any such vessel. 



PROTECTION OF ANIMALS. 



Provisions as to Vessels carrying Animals. Animals may not be carried on 

 any hatch above a compartment where other animals are carried, nor in any 

 part of the vessel where in ordinary course of navigation they would interfere 

 with the proper management or ventilation of the vessel or with the efficient 

 working of the boats. 



Pens and Fittings. All animals must be carried in pens, unless they are 

 confined in a suitable crate, box, &c. A crate, box, &c., used for this purpose 

 must be so secured as to prevent its displacement by the motion of the vessel, 

 and must be so placed as to admit a proper supply of fresh air to the animals 

 carried* No pen may exceed 10 feet in length by 9 feet in breadth; the 

 stanchions must be securely fixed to the deck ; the material used in construction 

 of the pens must be substantial enough to withstand the action of the weather, 

 and the weight of animals thrown against them. Ship's fittings likely to cause 

 injury or unnecessary suffering to animals must be properly secured and fenced 

 off. The floor of each pen must be fitted with battens or footholds to prevent 

 slipping, and they must be fastened to the deck; the floors must be strewn 

 with sand or other suitable substance. Animals must be protected against 

 injury or unnecessary suffering from undue exposure to the weather. 



Passagezvays. Every part of the vessel where animals are penned must be 

 provided with one or more passageways leading from the hatchway or entrance 

 to such part of the vessel and giving direct access to each pen. Each passage 

 must have a minimum width of 1 foot and 6 inches, and must be kept free 

 from obstruction. Where sheep are carried on deck, proper gangways or 

 passageways must be provided either between or above the pens in which they 

 are carried. 



Ventilation. All parts of a vessel where animals are carried must be 

 properly ventilated. 



Light. All parts of a vessel over which animals pass, or in which they are 



