{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-recognised-assistance-dog-regulations-2016/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-recognised-assistance-dog-regulations-2016/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/697",
  "legislation_title": "The Antarctic (Recognised Assistance Dog) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/antarctic-recognised-assistance-dog-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Prescribed trainers of recognised assistance dogs",
  "text": "A “recognised assistance dog” in section 8(5) of the Antarctic Act 1994 is a dog which has been trained to assist a disabled person—\n(a) in relation to dogs trained in the United Kingdom—\n(i) by the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, a charity registered in England and Wales (No. 209617) and in Scotland (No. SC038979); or\n(ii) by an organisation which is a registered member of Assistance Dogs (UK), a charity registered in England and Wales (No. 1119538);\n(b) in relation to dogs trained outside the United Kingdom—\n(i) by a person or organisation that is affiliated to the International Guide Dog Federation, a charity registered in England and Wales (No. 1062441); or\n(ii) by a person or organisation accredited by Assistance Dogs International, a company registered in the State of Oregon, United States of America (No. 117502-88).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/697/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:22:21.276313+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}