Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

The owner or keeper of a foal must pay a levy when registering the foal in the stud-book. At the moment there is a slight lacuna in the legislation due to it not being clear what happens if somebody refuses to pay the levy and whether the holder of the stud-book can refuse to register the foal. The provision simply closes off the potential loophole. It means that when one registers a foal with Weatherbys one must pay the levy and if one does not do so then Weatherbys can refuse to register the foal which is a sensible provision. In fact, there is no issue with the payment of the foal levy. This provision is more a technical fix than a reflection of a problem with the payment of foal levies.