The Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010

PART 2 Databases

Contents of database

7.—(1) The database must contain the following information in relation to each greyhound registered—

(a) the name and address of the owner, or owners where there is joint ownership;

(b) a contact telephone number for each owner;

(c) the name of the greyhound;

(d) the microchip or tattoo number;

(e) a record that the breed of dog is greyhound;

(f) the sex of the greyhound;

(g) the year of birth of the greyhound; and

(h) a reference to any other greyhounds registered under the owner’s name on the database.

(2) The database operator must record or update this information within 5 working days of receipt of the information.

(3) For the purposes of paragraphs 7 and 9, “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which in England is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(1).

Accuracy

8.  The database operator must have in place a checking system to ensure that any information inputted is accurate.

Access to information

9.—(1) The database operator must use their best endeavours to ensure that they—

(a) answer all telephone calls received in normal working hours on all working days;

(b) provide the information in paragraph 7 free of charge to authorised third parties during all normal working hours where requested; and

(c) where the database operator charges for responding to a telephone call, charge a reasonable rate for the call.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b) “normal working hours” means the hours between 9am and 5pm.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b), “authorised third parties” means—

(a) any constable;

(b) any representative of the Secretary of State; or

(c) any representative of the local authority.

Provision of information for owners registered on database

10.  The following must be provided by a database operator to an owner who has a greyhound registered on the database—

(a) full and up-to-date telephone, address and e-mail contact details of the database; and

(b) information on the procedure the owner should follow if their greyhound goes missing.

Contingency provisions

11.  The database operator must—

(a) have adequate computer software and hardware to store the information in the database;

(b) maintain a secure electronic backup of all of the information stored in the database; and

(c) make provisions for the transfer of the information contained in the database to another database operator if the database ceases to operate.

(1)

1971 c. 80.