The Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (Scotland) Order 2024

Certificate of exemption

7.  A certificate of exemption must—

(a) contain a unique number or a unique combination of letters and figures,

(b) contain information to identify the original holder and the dog to which the certificate applies and, in the case of a holder which is a rehoming organisation, the premises at which the dog is living,

(c) where the holder of the certificate is a natural person, include conditions requiring the holder—

(i) to keep the dog at the same address as the holder except for any 30 days in any 12 month period,

(ii) to notify the Scottish Ministers of any proposed change of the address at which the dog is kept (other than in respect of any changes of address in the 30 days referred to in sub-paragraph (i)),

(iii) to notify the Scottish Ministers of the death or export of the dog,

(iv) to satisfy the Scottish Ministers that a policy of third-party insurance compliant with article 8 is in force,

(v) to keep the dog muzzled and on a lead when in a public place,

(vi) to keep the dog in sufficiently secure conditions to prevent its escape,

(vii) to provide access to the dog for the purposes of reading a microchip on request by a person specified in section 5(1) of the Act,

(viii) to produce to a person specified in section 5(1) of the Act confirmation that a policy of third-party insurance compliant with article 8 is in force within five days of being requested to do so by that person,

(ix) to produce to a person specified in section 5(1) of the Act the certificate of exemption within five days of being requested to do so by that person,

(x) to satisfy the Scottish Ministers that the requirement in article 9 has been met in respect of the dog, and

(xi) where applicable, to satisfy the Scottish Ministers that the requirements in article 10 have been met in respect of the dog,

(d) where the holder of the certificate is a rehoming organisation, include conditions requiring the holder—

(i) to ensure that the dog lives in the premises specified in the certificate at all times, except where it is relocated from those premises to other premises in the event of a fire or other emergency,

(ii) where, in the event of a fire or other emergency, the dog is relocated from the premises specified in the certificate to other premises, to notify the Scottish Ministers in writing of the change of premises and the address of the premises to which the dog has been relocated,

(iii) to ensure that a sufficient number of staff are present daily at the premises where the dog is living to provide for the care and management of the dogs being kept at those premises,

(iv) to comply with paragraph (c)(iii) to (xi).