Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “adverse reaction” means any unnecessary pain, suffering or pathology on the part of a dog which is caused, or appears to be caused, by a microchip implanted in the dog;

• “authorised person” has the meaning given by regulation 11;

• “breeder” means the keeper of a bitch which whelps, whether or not the keeper is carrying on business as a breeder of dogs;

• “compliant microchip” means a microchip which meets the requirements set out in regulation 4;

• “database operator” means a database operator—

  1. (a)

     which holds itself out as meeting the conditions in regulation 8; and

  2. (b)

     on which the Scottish Ministers have not served a notice under regulation 9(2)(a);

• “failure of a microchip” means failure to transmit the number encoded in the microchip when scanned by an appropriate transceiver;

• “implanter” means, subject to regulation 3(6), any of the individuals listed in regulation 3(5);

• “keeper” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to an assistance dog (within the meaning of section 173(1) of the Equality Act 2010^f1)—

     1. (i)

        until the dog ceases working as an assistance dog, the body responsible for it; and

     2. (ii)

        after the dog has ceased working as an assistance dog, the person with whom it normally resides;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a new born puppy, the keeper of the bitch that gave birth to it; and

  3. (c)

     in relation to any other dog, the person with whom it normally resides;

• “microchip” means a read-only passive radio frequency identification device;

• “microchipped” means microchipped in accordance with regulation 6;

• “migration” means the movement of a microchip in a dog from its implantation site;

• “retained data” means data which a database operator must record by virtue of regulation 8(1)(a);

• “student of veterinary surgery” has the same meaning as given by paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the Veterinary Surgeons (Practice by Students) Regulations Order of Council 1981^f2;

• “unique number” means the unique number referred to in regulation 4(a); and

• “veterinary nurse” and “student veterinary nurse” have the same meanings as given by paragraphs 6 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966^f3 respectively.