PART 4 - PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES - (C)50 to (C)63
55. Positive test of sample taken at training premises
55.1 Paragraphs 55.2 and 55.3 apply where, on an examination by an approved Person who is authorised to enter the Trainer's premises under Part (A)5, Samples are taken from a horse under the care or control of a Trainer.
55.2 Where a Sample tests positive for any Prohibited Substance that is listed in Paragraph 3 of Schedule 6, the Authority
- 55.2.1 will impose a financial penalty on the Trainer, and
55.2.2 may withdraw or suspend the Trainer's licence.
55.3 Where a Sample tests positive for any Prohibited Substance that, in the opinion of the Veterinary Officer, is the result of a treatment which was not recorded in the medication records required by Rule 13, the Authority may impose a financial penalty on the Trainer.
55.4 The Authority may decide not to take any Disciplinary Action against a Trainer under Paragraph 55.2 or 55.3 only if the Trainer satisfies the Authority
- 55.4.1 in relation to Paragraph 55.2, that
- 55.4.1.1 the substance was administered whilst the horse was not under the Trainer's care or control, and
55.4.1.2 he had no reason to believe that the Sample from the horse might test positive;
- 55.4.1.1 the substance was administered whilst the horse was not under the Trainer's care or control, and
55.5 Any Disciplinary Action against a Trainer under Paragraph 55.2 or 55.3 is
- 55.5.1 additional to any suspension of the horse that may be ordered under Chapter 3 of Part (A)6, and
55.5.2 without prejudice to any other Disciplinary Action that may be taken against any Person for contravention of Rule (A)27 (general prohibition on administering a prohibited substance to a horse).