PART 3Exemption Scheme
Application for a certificate of exemption 6.
(1)
A natural person may apply to the Secretary of State for a certificate of exemption in respect of a dog if the person is 16 years or older and owns the dog.
(2)
An application for a certificate of exemption must contain such particulars, be in such form and be accompanied by such evidence as the Secretary of State may reasonably require.
(3)
A person applying for a certificate of exemption must pay the Secretary of State a fee of £92.40.
(4)
On receipt of an application for a certificate of exemption, the Secretary of State must grant the application and issue a certificate of exemption in respect of the dog to which the application relates if—
(a)
the application for the certificate is made on or before the relevant time;
(b)
the Secretary of State is satisfied that the application meets the requirements in paragraph (2); and
(c)
the application fee referred to in paragraph (3) has been paid to the Secretary of State on or before the relevant time.
(5)
For the purposes of paragraph (4), an application is made, and the application fee in relation to that application is paid, on or before the relevant time if—
(a)
in the case of an application which is sent by post or by email, the application and the application fee is received by the Secretary of State on or before 15th January 2024;
(b)
in the case of an application which is submitted through the online portal that is made available for any application under this article, the application and the application fee is submitted on or before 12 noon on 31st January 2024.