Interpretation2.
In these Regulations—
“authorised person” has the meaning given by regulation 12;
“keeper” means—
(a)
- (i)
while the dog is training to work, or is working, as an assistance dog, the body responsible for the dog’s training and allocation;
- (ii)
after the dog has ceased working as an assistance dog, the person with whom it normally resides;
(b)
in relation to a puppy which has not yet left its mother, the owner of the puppy’s mother; and
(c)
in relation to a cat or a dog not specified in paragraph (a) or (b), the person with whom the animal normally resides.
“local authority” means—
(a)
(b)
where there is not a unitary authority—
- (i)
in a non-metropolitan county, the council of that county or the council of a district within the county area;
- (ii)
in each London Borough, the council of that Borough;
- (iii)
in the City of London, the Common Council; or
- (iv)
in the Isles of Scilly, the Council of the Isle of Scilly;
“microchipped” means microchipped in accordance with regulation 3(4).