British Skewbald and Piebald Association

******IMPORTANT INFORMATION******

by October 1st 2020 all equines regardless of age, will be required by law to have a microchip implanted. BSPA recommend that this is completed now rather than waiting till the end of this month. Thank You

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PASSPORT NEWS:

***Updates in Progress***

We are currently in the process of updating our guidlines to conform with the new legislation introduced

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS

Under the new Regulations any equine born without any passport (or during its birth application prior to 30/11)) WILL henceforthonly be eligible for a "Replacement" passport. Whether or not one exists already, and the equine automatically be signed out of the Human Food Chain

• Duplicate Passports, applications for a duplicate WILLnow be required to have a new Sketch sheet completed by a Vet..

For full details of these regulations, please refer to the EU Official Journal of the European Union L59.From DEFRA at www.gov.uk/defra

• You are reminded of your legal duty to register any ownership changes under Passport Regulations..
• ALL passports issued prior to year 2000 will need to be returned to BSPA (see previous notices re Passport recall) for updating and / or re-issuing as applicable

BSPA Registrar

 OWNERSHIP CHANGES:

If you have purchased a horse/pony with a BSPA Passport document and have not yet returned the document to BSPA for ownership change processing then youu MUSTdo so immediately or within 30 days of purchase.. Not to do so is an offenceunder E.U. Passport Legislation (Commission Regulation 504/2008)..

•  If the above applies then you MUSTreturn the passport to BSPA with your full details and date of purchase so that we can transfer the equine into your name thus ensuring accurate keeper details is maintained.. "Transfer of Ownership""forms are at the back of a BSPA Passport for this use. If they have been removed then your details and a copy of the 'bill of sale' will suffice.. We reserve the right at our discretion to contact the last recorded owner to ensure the equine left them under bone-fide- circumstances..
•  Current fees for ownership changes incl. return by 2nd class recorded delivery mail is £4.00
•  PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT BSPA IS REQUIRED BY DEFRA TO 'REPORT' ALL SUCH LATE ADVISORY NOTIFICATIONS TO OUR LOCAL TRADING STANDARDS WHO HOLD PASSPORT REGULATION ENFORCEMENT POWERS..

 If any of the above circumstances apply to you, please act immediately to ensure your document is brought up to date..

If you are unsure please call the BSPA Telephone advice line between 10am-4pm Monday-Friday incl..

We are here to help..