“PART 2AMicrochipping of Pet Animals

Minimum qualifications for microchipping of pet animals10A.

(1)

No person may implant a microchip in an animal of the species listed in Part A of Annex I to the Pets Regulation for the purposes of a non-commercial movement unless—

(a)

they are a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary nurse acting under the direction of a veterinary surgeon,

(b)

they are a student of veterinary surgery or student veterinary nurse and in either case acting under the direction of a veterinary surgeon,

(c)

they have been satisfactorily assessed on a training course approved by the competent authority for that purpose, or

(d)

before the 29th December 2014 they received training on implantation which included practical experience of implanting a microchip.

(2)

In this Article—

“microchip” has the same meaning as “transponder” in the Pets Regulation;

“student veterinary nurse” and “veterinary nurse” have the meanings given by Schedule 3 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 19669;

“student of veterinary surgery” has the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Schedule to the Veterinary Surgeons (Practice by Students) Regulations Order of Council 198110;

“veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons under section 2 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.”.