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by whom the nomination was issued and in the case of a leased mare 

 to the County Committee. 



12. A mare can only be served at the risk of her owner or his 

 representative. 



13. Each owner of a Premium stallion will be supplied by the 

 Board with a book in which records of mares served by his stallion 

 are to be kept. 



14. On completion of a first service (whether "free" or otherwise) 

 the owners of the stallion and mare, or their representatives, are 

 to sign and countersign respectively the service ticket in the service 

 book of the stallion owner, who is to detach and forward the same 

 to the Board after having duly filled up the counterfoil in the book. 



Nomination tickets (whether " free " or otherwise) are also to be 

 forwarded to the Board at the same time by the owner of the stallion 

 or his representative. 



15. On completion of a second and third service the owner of the 

 mare, or his representative, is to sign the service book of the stallion 

 owner in the space provided on the counterfoil. 



16. The service books, together with the prescribed Form (H- a ) 

 for payment of fees, duly signed by the corresponding member of the 

 District Committee, and the "travelling" certificate, if any, are to 

 be forwarded to the Secretary, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 

 4 Whitehall Place, London, S.W., at the close of the service season, 

 and in no circumstances later than the 31st August in each year. 



17. The service book is also to be submitted to a member of the 

 District Committee for his information not less frequently than once a 

 month, or at any other time at his request. It is on such occasions 

 to be signed and dated by the member in the space provided for the 

 purpose. 



18. The Board reserve the right to withhold from the owner of any 

 stallion any payment or privilege in the event of any contravention of 

 these Regulations by him or his representative. 



19. In any case of dispute the final decision rests with the Board. 



1. The ^service season is from 1st April to 31st July. 



2. A mare is, in accordance with the following regulations, entitled 

 Regulations and Con- to service by a Premium stallion if accom- 

 ditions of Nomination panied by :— 



and Service of Mares (a) A ticket of nomination for free service.; 

 by King's Premium or 

 and Board's Premium (b) a ticket of nomination for service at the 

 Stallions. prescribed fee ; and on certain conditions 



without nomination. 



Nominations for Free Service. 



A limited number of nominations for the free service of mares will 

 be available for distribution in those countries in which Premium stal- 

 lions are serving. These nominations will be allotted by the Board to 

 County Committees to be awarded by them. 



3. A nomination for free service represents the amount of the 

 service fee payable by an owner of a mare for service by a King's 



