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10.—(1) From 6th April 2016, where a dog is transferred to a new keeper, the new keeper must, unless the previous keeper has already done so, notify their full name, address and contact telephone number (if any) and any change in the dog’s name to the database operator of the database on which the dog’s details are recorded by virtue of regulation 6(5)(b).
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), from 6th April 2016, no keeper may transfer a dog to a new keeper until—
(a)it has been microchipped; and
(b)the details that are to be recorded on the database by virtue of regulation 6(5)(b) so far as relating to the keeper of the dog are correct.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply where on the date of transfer a certificate issued under regulation 6(2) certifies that the dog should not be microchipped for reasons of the dog’s health.
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