Individual Registration or Transfer Help Guide

Enter the registered name carefully. The form and published registration rules state a 25-character name limit including the prefix and spaces, with no numerals. If an existing registered name does not fit, contact the Registrar for guidance rather than shortening or changing it yourself.

Enter the microchip number exactly as recorded. Breed, colour, sex and date of birth are required. The birth date cannot be in the future. Autofill can look up a current registration number or matching cat name; review the returned cat, breeder and parent details before continuing. A lookup does not establish your authority to transfer the cat.

The registration policies, section 9, describe breeder eligibility, litter recording and recognised parent registrations. The online form submits an application for Registrar review.

For both sire and dam, enter the name, registration number and colour. Titles, microchip and pattern are optional. Check that the pedigree reader has placed the subject cat and immediate parents in the correct fields.

Provide the breeder/current-owner name and at least one contact method: phone or a valid email address. Then enter the applicant/new-owner name, phone, email and postal address. These identify different roles; do not replace breeder details with the applicant's details unless they are the same person.

The online form requires a current registration number and pedigree/registration file for all three request types. The separate Transfer / Lease Certificate control can hold additional supporting evidence.

• Transfer: prepare the current registration certificate and pedigree showing registration numbers, colours and the breeder's signature. The published policy refers to three generations and applying within 30 days of ownership changing.
• Dual registration: supply the existing registration and pedigree for the Registrar to review.
• Lease: include an agreement signed by both parties, the start/end dates and conditions, the pedigree and current registration certificate.

The printed form asks for original certificates and signatures. Keep originals and ask the Registrar how they should be supplied when using the online application. For joint ownership, the policies require both parties' signatures.

Choose Entire, Show Neuter or Pet Only consistently with the breeder's designation and purchase agreement. Show Neuter and Pet Only require the online desexing agreement. Retain the purchaser's signed agreement and any desexing evidence requested by the Registrar; the published policies also discuss a veterinary desexing certificate for individual kittens.

The current online fee uses the cat's age: under six calendar months or six months and over. Published policies also describe late-registration/transfer penalties and committee review after 12 months. These are not calculated as separate penalties by the online age-based fee. Ask the Registrar about late or exceptional applications before paying any extra amount.

Individual registration is separate from litter registration. A saved application does not itself issue a registration certificate or update the official register.