PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS) (RIDING ESTABLISHMENT) REGULATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS) (RIDING ESTABLISHMENT) REGULATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS) (RIDING ESTABLISHMENT)
REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulation.................................. Page

1. Citation ................................. ... ... ... ... ... ... J 2
2. Interpretation............................ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 2
3. Application ........................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 2

4. Prohibition of keeping riding establishment without licence ... ... J 2

5. Power of Director to grant licence .... ... ... ... ... ... ... --- J 2

6. Requirements in respect of which the Director has to be satisfied ... J 3

7. Licensee not to make changes to construction of place etc. of riding
establishment ....................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 3

8. Horses to be kept at place specified in licence ... ... ... ... ... J 3

9. Licensee not to hire out horses to incompetent riders or use horses for
riding instructions without supervision ... ... ... ... ... ... J 4

10. Licensee not to let out or use certain horses ... ... ... ... ... J 4

11. Licensee to provide veterinary care for sick and injured horses ... J 4

12. Offences and penalties.... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . J 4





PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS) (RIDING ESTABLISHMENT)
REGULATIONS

(Cap. 139, section 3)

[1st August, 1973.]

1. These regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Animals)
(Riding Establishment) Regulations.

2. (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

'horse' includes

(a) any mare, gelding, pony, foal, colt, filly or stallion; and

(b) any ass, mule or jennet;

'licence' means a licence granted or renewed under regulation 5.

(2) For the purposes of these regulations, a person keeps a riding
establishment if he carries on a business of keeping horses for the
purposes of letting them out on hire for riding or using them to provide,
in return for payment, instruction in riding, and the place where the
horses used for such purposes are kept shall be deemed to be the place
at which the business is carried on.

3. These regulations shall not apply to the keeping of a riding
establishment at a place occupied by or under the management of the
Crown.

4. No person shall keep a riding establishment save under and in
accordance with a licence granted under these regulations.

5. (1) Upon application in the form specified by the Director, the
Director may grant a licence to any person to keep a riding
establishment and may renew any such licence.

(2) A licence shall not be granted or renewed unless-

(a)the Director has inspected and approved the place at which
the riding establishment is to be kept; and

(b)the Director is satisfied in respect of the requirements
specified under regulation 6.

(3) The Director may attach to a licence such conditions as he may
think fit.

(4) Every licence shall expire on the 31st day of December
each year.





(5) The fee for a licence shall be 500 dollars for each calendar
year unless the licence is granted after the 30th day of June in which

case the fee shall be 250 dollars.

(6) A licence shall specify-

(a)the residential address of the person licensed to keep the
riding establishment; and

(b)the address of the place at which the riding establishment may
be kept.

6. A person applying for a licence shall satisfy the Director that
provisions have been made at the riding establishment for

(a)accommodation for horses to be suitable in respect of
construction, size, number of occupants, light, ventilation,
drainage and cleanliness;

(b)adequate pasture and shelter for horses at grass to be
maintained at all times during which the horses are at grass;

(c)adequate water and suitable food to be supplied to the horses
at regular intervals and when necessary;

(d)adequate bedding material to be supplied for the horses when
necessary, except for horses at grass;

(e)the horses to be adequately exercised, rested and visited at
suitable intervals;

(f)all reasonable precautions to be taken to prevent and control
the spread of animal infections or contagious

animal diseases;

(g)the horses to be maintained in a good state of health and, to
be suitable for the purpose for which they are kept;

(h)adequate accommodation for storage, bedding, stable
equipment and saddlery to be available at all times; and

(i)the feet of the horses to be properly trimmed and if shod, their
shoes to be properly fitted and in good condition, at all times.

7. Except with the prior consent of the Director, no person to whom
a licence has been granted shall make or cause or permit to be made any
material change to

(a)the construction of the place specified in his licence at which
the riding establishment may be kept; and

(b) any of the matters concerning which the Director has
been satisfied, in accordance with regulation 6.

8. Except for the purpose of veterinary treatment, no person to
whom a licence has been granted shall keep or cause or permit to be kept
at a place other than the place specified in his licence any horse which is
kept by him for the purposes of the riding establishment.





9. No person to whom a licence has been granted shall-

(a)let out on hire or cause or permit to be let out on hire a horse
for riding, unless either

(i) he is satisfied that the hirer is a competent horse rider; or

(ii) the hirer is to ride the horse under the supervision of a
competent horse rider not below the age of 16 years;

(b)use or cause or permit to be used a horse in providing
instruction in riding except where such use is under the
supervision of a competent horse rider not below the age of 16
years; or

(e)cause or permit any person under the age of 16 years to have
control or management of the keeping of the riding
establishment.

10. No person to whom a licence has been granted shall-

(a)let out on hire or cause or permit to be let out on hire for riding;
or

(b)use or cause or permit to be used in providing instruction in
riding; or

(c) use or cause or permit to be used in demonstrating riding,

any horse which is-

(i) less than 2 years of age; or

(ii) a mare heavy with foal or within three months after foaling; or

(iii) in such a condition that its riding is likely to cause suffering to
the horse.

11. If any horse kept by a person to whom a licence has been
granted for the purpose of being let out on hire for riding or being used
in providing instruction in riding is injured or sick, such person shall
provide such veterinary care as may be suitable.

12. (1) Any person who contravenes regulation 4 shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of 2,000 dollars.

(2) Any person to whom a licence has been granted who
contravenes

(a) any condition attached to his licence; or

(b) regulation 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of
1,000 dollars.
L.N. 117/73. Citation. Interpretation. Application. Prohibition of keeping riding establishment without licence. Power of Director to grant licence. Requirements in respect of which the Director has to be satisfied. Licensee not to make changes to construction of place etc. of riding establishment. Horses to be kept at place specified in licence. Licensee not to hire out horses to incompetent riders or use horses for riding instructions without supervision. Licensee not to let out or use certain horses. Licensee to provide veterinary care for sick and injured horses. Offences and penalties.

L.N. 117/73. Citation. Interpretation. Application. Prohibition of keeping riding establishment without licence. Power of Director to grant licence. Requirements in respect of which the Director has to be satisfied. Licensee not to make changes to construction of place etc. of riding establishment. Horses to be kept at place specified in licence. Licensee not to hire out horses to incompetent riders or use horses for riding instructions without supervision. Licensee not to let out or use certain horses. Licensee to provide veterinary care for sick and injured horses. Offences and penalties.

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