# The Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015, Regulation 7: Powers of the Secretary of State


(1) From 6th April 2015 the Secretary of State may serve a notice on a database operator requiring it to provide—
(a) any information recorded on the database;
(b) any information relating to the functioning of the regulatory regime established by these regulations;
(c) any information necessary to demonstrate that it is meeting the conditions in regulation 6.
(2) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a database operator does not meet the conditions in regulation 6, the Secretary of State may serve a notice requiring the operator—
(a) to cease holding itself out as meeting the conditions in regulation 6;
(b) to provide the Secretary of State or another database operator with an electronic copy of all the data recorded on its database pursuant to regulation 3(5)(b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111125243/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-microchipping-of-dogs-england-regulations-2015/regulation-7
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