# The Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) Order 2023, Article 10: Microchipping

Extent: E+W

(1) This article applies where—
(a) a certificate of exemption has been issued in respect of a dog; and
(b) at the time that the application for the certificate of exemption was made under article 6 (“the time of application”), the dog was not implanted with a microchip because at that time the dog was less than eight weeks old or it was unfit to be microchipped.
(2) Where the dog was not implanted with a microchip at the time of application because it was less than eight weeks old at the time, the holder of the certificate of exemption must, on or before 31st March 2024, provide the Secretary of State with such evidence as the Secretary of State may reasonably require to confirm that the dog has been implanted with a microchip.
(3) Where the dog was not implanted with a microchip at the time of application because it was unfit to be microchipped at the time, the holder of the certificate of exemption must provide the Secretary of State with the following evidence on or before 31st March 2024—
(a) such evidence as the Secretary of State may reasonably require to ascertain the date on which it will become fit to be microchipped; or
(b) such evidence as the Secretary of State may reasonably require to confirm that the dog has been implanted with a microchip.
(4) Where evidence is provided in accordance with paragraph (3)(a), the holder of the certificate of exemption must provide the Secretary of State with such evidence as the Secretary of State may reasonably require to confirm that the dog has been implanted with a microchip before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the dog first became fit to be microchipped.
(5) For the purposes of this article, a dog is only unfit to be microchipped if a certificate has been issued in respect of the dog under—
(a) regulation 4(1) of the Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023; or
(b) regulation 3(2) of the Microchipping of Dogs (Wales) Regulations 2015.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1204/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-dogs-compensation-and-exemption-schemes-england-and-wales-order-2023/article-10
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