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may be cited as the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015;come into force on the twenty-second day after the day on which they are made;cease to have effect at the end of the period of apply in England.In these Regulations—which is older than 8 weeks; andwhich is not a certified working dog for the purposes of section 6(3) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply for as long as a veterinary surgeon certifies, on a form approved by the Secretary of State, that a dog should not be microchipped for reasons of the animal’s health.(3) Subject to paragraph (4) , from 6th April 2016 a keeper who imports a dog must ensure that the dog is microchipped in accordance with paragraph (5) within 30 days of importing the dog unless a veterinary surgeon certifies, on a form approved by the Secretary of State, that the dog should not be microchipped for reasons of the animal’s health.(4) A certificate issued under paragraph (2) or (3) must state the period for which the dog will be unfit to be microchipped.a microchip which complies with regulation 4 has been implanted in the dog; andthe details set out in regulation 5 are recorded on a database by a database operator meeting the conditions set out in regulation 6.it must have a unique number which includes the manufacturer’s code;it must be compliant with it must be compliant with it must respond to a transponder which operates at 134.2 kilohertz and conforms with the FDXB protocol set out in the full name and address of the keeper;where applicable, the fact that the keeper is also the breeder;the breeder’s licence number; andthe name of the local authority by which they are licensed;the original name or identification number given to the dog;the contact telephone number (if any) for the keeper;the name given to the dog by the keeper, if that is different to the details recorded pursuant to sub-paragraph (d) ;the sex of the dog;the breed of the dog, or a description if it is a cross-breed;the colour of the dog;the most accurate estimate of the dog’s date of birth which the keeper is capable of giving; andthe unique number of the microchip implanted in the dog.(2) In this regulation “breeder” means any keeper of a bitch which whelps, whether or not they carry on a business as a breeder of dogs.have sufficient database capacity to store electronically, and retrieve, all the details provided to it by keepers in accordance with regulation 3;back up all this data at a secure, off-site facility every day;provide any information in regulation 5 requested by an authorised person;provide any information in regulation 5 requested by a keeper of a dog in relation to that dog;have a system for identifying people authorised for the purposes of these Regulations when they make inquiries about dogs whose details are recorded on their database;have a system for identifying keepers of dogs when they make inquiries about dogs whose details are recorded on their database;maintain records to demonstrate that the database operator is complying with the requirements of this regulation;have a system for answering telephone and on-line requests for details stored on their database at all times;have a system for redirecting telephone queries relating to dogs whose details are recorded on other databases which comply with paragraph (2) (a) to the operators of those databases; andbe able to automatically redirect on-line requests relating to dogs whose details are recorded on other databases which comply with paragraph (2) (a) to those databases.make available to other relevant database operators operating in accordance with this regulation the information necessary to allow those other database operators to determine which microchip numbers relate to dogs whose details are recorded on that database; andhave a system for responding directly to the inquirer to any query received in accordance with paragraph (1) (i) or (1) (j) .which holds itself out as complying with this regulation; andon which the Secretary of State has not served a notice under regulation 7(2) (a) .(4) In this regulation “on-line request” means a request submitted to a database operator in the manner provided for by the database operator’s website.any information recorded on the database;any information relating to the functioning of the regulatory regime established by these regulations;any information necessary to demonstrate that it is meeting the conditions in regulation 6.to cease holding itself out as meeting the conditions in regulation 6;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) .(1) From 6th April 2016, where a dog is transferred to a new keeper, the new keeper must, unless the previous keeper has already done so, record their full name, address and contact telephone number (if any) and any change in the dog’s name with the database on which the dog’s details are recorded pursuant to regulation 3(5) (b) .(2) From 6th April 2016 no keeper may transfer a dog to a new keeper until it has been microchipped unless a certificate issued under regulation 3(2) or 3(3) states that the dog should not be microchipped for reasons of the animal’s health.they are a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary nurse acting under the direction of a veterinary surgeon;they are a student of veterinary surgery or a student veterinary nurse and in either case acting under the direction of a veterinary surgeon;they have been satisfactorily assessed on a training course approved by the Secretary of State for that purpose; 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