Regulation 13 Powers of an authorised person
An authorised person may, on producing the relevant written authorisation mentioned in regulation 12(1) or another official identity document, take possession of a cat or a dog without the consent of its keeper for the purpose of checking whether the cat or the dog is microchipped.
Where a cat or dog has not been microchipped and regulation 4 does not apply, the authorised person may—
serve on the keeper of the cat or the dog which has not been microchipped a notice requiring the keeper to have the cat or dog microchipped within 21 days;
where the keeper of the cat or the dog has failed to comply with a notice served under this paragraph—
take all necessary steps to arrange for the cat or the dog to be microchipped without the consent of the keeper; and
recover from the keeper any costs associated with doing so.