Environmental Public Health (Assistance Dog — Exemption) Regulations 2026 · reg 4

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—(1) A specified individual is exempt from regulation 29(1)(a) of the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations in respect of an assistance dog that accompanies him or her into any licensed premises with the permission of the licensee of the licensed premises.(2) The exemption in paragraph (1) is subject to the following conditions:(a)the assistance dog must be leashed;(b)the specified individual must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the assistance dog is —(i)kept under proper control; and(ii)restrained from straying or causing annoyance or nuisance to any other individual or animal, or damage to any property;(c)the specified individual must not feed the assistance dog, or cause or permit the assistance dog to be fed, within the licensed premises.(3) If any condition specified in paragraph (2) is not complied with, the exemption in paragraph (1) ceases to apply with immediate effect.
A specified individual is exempt from regulation 29(1)(a) of the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations in respect of an assistance dog that accompanies him or her into any licensed premises with the permission of the licensee of the licensed premises.
The exemption in paragraph (1) is subject to the following conditions:(a)the assistance dog must be leashed;(b)the specified individual must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the assistance dog is —(i)kept under proper control; and(ii)restrained from straying or causing annoyance or nuisance to any other individual or animal, or damage to any property;(c)the specified individual must not feed the assistance dog, or cause or permit the assistance dog to be fed, within the licensed premises.
If any condition specified in paragraph (2) is not complied with, the exemption in paragraph (1) ceases to apply with immediate effect.

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reg 4Exemption for specified individual with assistance dog

(1)

A specified individual is exempt from regulation 29(1)(a) of the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations in respect of an assistance dog that accompanies him or her into any licensed premises with the permission of the licensee of the licensed premises.

(2)

The exemption in paragraph (1) is subject to the following conditions:

(a)

the assistance dog must be leashed;

(b)

the specified individual must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the assistance dog is —

(i)

kept under proper control; and

(ii)

restrained from straying or causing annoyance or nuisance to any other individual or animal, or damage to any property;

(c)

the specified individual must not feed the assistance dog, or cause or permit the assistance dog to be fed, within the licensed premises.

(3)

If any condition specified in paragraph (2) is not complied with, the exemption in paragraph (1) ceases to apply with immediate effect.

Subregulation 1

Subregulation 2