Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 14th July, 2015.

I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) for the purpose of giving full effect to Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/2008 of 6 June 2008¹ and giving further effect to Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June 1990² , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as European Union (Identification of Equidae) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015.

2. The European Union (Identification of Equidae) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 207 of 2014 ) are amended by inserting after Regulation 25(11) the following-

“(11A) Where an authorised officer seizes and detains an equine animal under this Regulation, the officer may also seize and detain any unweaned offspring of the equine animal.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

2 July 2015.

SIMON COVENEY,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

1 OJ No. L149, 7.6.2008, p.3

2 OJ No. L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 55