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The Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023

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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on the twenty-first day after the day on which they are made.

(3) The provisions referred to in this paragraph come into force on 10th June 2024 for the purposes specified in-

(a)regulation 3, in so far as it requires a person to ensure that a cat is microchipped; and

(b)regulations 4, 9, 13, 14(2)(a), (e) and (f) and 15(2) in so far as those provisions apply in relation to the obligation to ensure that a cat is microchipped.

(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, and apply in relation to England only.

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