80Information on the Register

80 Information on the Register

80 Information on the Register

(1) The Register is to contain the following information in relation to each registered companion animal—

(a) the unique identification number allocated to the microchip implanted in the animal in connection with the identification of the animal,

(b) in the case of a companion animal that was required to be identified for the purposes of section 8—

(i) the name of the authorised identifier who carried out, or supervised, the implantation of the microchip, and

(ii) if the authorised identifier was accredited in accordance with the regulations, the authorised identifier number of that identifier,

(c) in the case of a companion animal that was identified on a voluntary basis by the implantation of a microchip on or after 1 October 2001 (other than a greyhound registered in accordance with the greyhound racing rules)—

(i) the name of the authorised identifier who carried out, or supervised, the implantation of the microchip, and

(ii) if the authorised identifier was accredited in accordance with the regulations, the authorised identifier number of that identifier,

(d) the date on which the animal was identified,

(e) the address of the place at which the animal is ordinarily kept,

(f) the name of the council of the area in which the animal is ordinarily kept,

(g) the type of animal (dog or cat), and the breed of the animal,

(h) the animal’s date of birth (known or approximate),

(i) the animal’s sex,

(j) the animal’s colour and details of any unusual or identifying marks on the animal,

(k) the full name and contact details of the current owner of the animal,

(l) any other relevant information relating to the owner of the animal that the Departmental Chief Executive required the owner to provide in connection with an application for registration of the animal,

(m) the full name of any known previous owner of the animal and any other available contact details for any known previous owner of the animal,