{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-microchipping-of-dogs-scotland-regulations-2016/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2016/9780111030233",
  "legislation_title": "The Microchipping of Dogs (Scotland) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-microchipping-of-dogs-scotland-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“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;\n“authorised person” has the meaning given by regulation 11;\n“breeder” means the keeper of a bitch which whelps, whether or not the keeper is carrying on business as a breeder of dogs;\n“compliant microchip” means a microchip which meets the requirements set out in regulation 4;\n“database operator” means a database operator—\n(a) which holds itself out as meeting the conditions in regulation 8; and\n(b) on which the Scottish Ministers have not served a notice under regulation 9(2)(a);\n“failure of a microchip” means failure to transmit the number encoded in the microchip when scanned by an appropriate transceiver;\n“implanter” means, subject to regulation 3(6), any of the individuals listed in regulation 3(5);\n“keeper” means—\n(a) in relation to an assistance dog (within the meaning of section 173(1) of the Equality Act 2010)—\n(i) until the dog ceases working as an assistance dog, the body responsible for it; and\n(ii) after the dog has ceased working as an assistance dog, the person with whom it normally resides;\n(b) in relation to a new born puppy, the keeper of the bitch that gave birth to it; and\n(c) in relation to any other dog, the person with whom it normally resides;\n“microchip” means a read-only passive radio frequency identification device;\n“microchipped” means microchipped in accordance with regulation 6;\n“migration” means the movement of a microchip in a dog from its implantation site;\n“retained data” means data which a database operator must record by virtue of regulation 8(1)(a);\n“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;\n“unique number” means the unique number referred to in regulation 4(a); and\n“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 respectively.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2010 c.15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/988, amended by S.I. 1995/2397."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1966 c.36; paragraph 6 was inserted by S.I. 1991/1412, substituted by S.I. 2002/1479 and amended by S.I. 2008/1824; paragraph 7 was inserted by S.I. 2002/1479."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111030233/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:34:39.456335+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}