authorised identifier means a person who is an authorised identifier under the regulations.
breeder identification number, in relation to a person, means—
(a) the number allocated to the person as a breeder identification number under section 83M, or
(b) the number allocated to the person by a recognised breeders’ organisation of which the person is a member, unless the person is required under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 to be allocated a breeder identification number, or
(c) in the case of an advertisement about a greyhound—the number allocated to the owner of the animal from whose litter the greyhound being advertised was born at the time of its registration under the greyhound racing rules.
compliance history, in relation to a person (including a breeder), means a record of any of the following—
(a) a conviction of the person for an offence against, or the making of an order against the person by a court under section 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 in respect of a charge for an offence against—
(iii) the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 or the regulations made under that Act, being an offence that involves a dog or cat being taken into, or being in, a national park or any road traversing a national park, or
(b) a penalty notice issued to the person for any of the following, being a notice that was not withdrawn or in relation to which a court had not dismissed the relevant charges—
(i) an offence against this Act or the regulations,
(ii) an offence against the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 or the regulations made under that Act, being an offence that involves a dog or cat being taken into, or being in, a national park or any road traversing a national park,
(a) in the case of a greyhound—the identification number allocated to the microchip implanted in the greyhound in compliance with the greyhound racing rules, or
(b) in any other case—the identification number allocated to the microchip implanted in a companion animal in connection with the identification of the animal for the purposes of section 8.