Article 7 Certificate of exemptionI1

England and Wales

A certificate of exemption must—

(a)

contain a unique number (or combination of letters and figures);

(b)

contain information to identify the holder of the certificate and the dog to which the certificate applies; and

(c)

include conditions requiring the holder of the certificate—

(i)

to keep the dog at the same address as the holder except for any 30 days in a 12-month period;

(ii)

to notify the Secretary of State of any proposed change of address (other than in respect of any changes of address in the 30 days referred in paragraph (i));

(iii)

to notify the Secretary of State of the death or export of the dog;

F1(iv)

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(v)

to keep the dog muzzled and on a lead when in a public place;

(vi)

to keep the dog in sufficiently secure conditions to prevent its escape;

(vii)

to provide access to the dog for the purposes of reading a microchip on request by a person specified in section 5(1) of the Act^f1;

F2(viii)

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(ix)

to produce to a person specified in section 5(1) of the Act the certificate of exemption within five days of being requested to do so by that person;

(x)

to satisfy the Secretary of State that the requirement in article 9 has been met in respect of the dog; and

(xi)

where applicable, to satisfy the Secretary of State that the requirements in article 10 have been met in respect of the dog.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 7(c)(iv) omitted (5.12.2024) by virtue of The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1149), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(a)
F2: Art. 7(c)(viii) omitted (1.7.2026) by virtue of The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/602), arts. 1(2), 3(2)(b)

Commencement

I1: Art. 7 in force at 14.11.2023, see art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: Section 5(1)(c) was amended in relation to England and Wales by section 106(5) of the Anti-social, Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12).