Article 10 Requirements attached to certificate of exemption

England and Wales

(1)

A certificate issued under article 9 must contain requirements—

F1(a)

where the owner or person in charge of the dog is a natural person—

(i)

to keep the dog at the same address as the person to whom the certificate is issued except for any 30 days in a 12-month period;

(ii)

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

(b)

where the owner is a rehoming organisation—

(i)

to ensure that the dog lives at the premises specified in the certificate at all times, except where the dog is relocated from those premises to other premises in the event of a fire or other emergency;

(ii)

where, in the event of a fire or other emergency, the dog is relocated from the premises specified in the certificate to other premises, to notify the Agency in writing of the change of premises and the address of the premises to which the dog has been relocated;

(iii)

to ensure that a sufficient number of staff are present daily at the premises where the dog is living to provide for the care and management of the dogs being kept at those premises;

(c)

to notify the Agency of the death or export of the dog;

F2(d)

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(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

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

F3(h)

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(i)

to produce to a person specified in section 5(1) of the Act the certificate issued under article 9 within five days of being requested to do so by that person F4;

(j)

where applicable, to satisfy the Agency that the requirement in article 6(2) has been met in respect of the dog;

(k)

where applicable, to satisfy the Agency that the requirement in article 7(2) has been met in respect of the dog.

(2)

The certificate may also contain such additional requirements, including the imposition of time limits, as the Agency may reasonably require for the purpose of ensuring that the requirements of this article are met.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 10(1)(a)(b) substituted (31.12.2023) by virtue of The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1407), arts. 1(2)(b), 11(5)
F2: Art. 10(1)(d) 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), 2(7)(a)
F3: Art. 10(1)(h) 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), 2(5)(b)
F4: Art. 10(1)(j)(k) and semi-colon inserted (5.12.2024) by The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1149), arts. 1(2), 2(7)(c)