Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (1986 c. 14)
- Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (1986 c. 14)
- Preliminary
- 1 Protected animals.
- 2 Regulated procedures.
- 2A Principles of replacement, reduction and refinement
- Licensing of undertakings
- 2B Prohibition of unlicensed undertakings
- 2C Licensing of undertakings
- Personal and project licences
- 3 Prohibition of unlicensed procedures.
- 4 Personal licences.
- 5 Project licences: general
- 5A Application for a project licence
- 5B Determining an application: evaluation of the programme of work
- 5BA Determining an application: classification of the severity of the procedure
- 5C Determining an application: further provision
- 5D Granting a project licence
- 5E Duration of a project licence and further evaluation etc
- 5F Retrospective assessment of programme of work
- 5G Documents to be kept by Secretary of State
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- 6 Scientific procedure establishments.
- 7 Breeding and supplying establishments.
- Licences: general provisions
- 8 Fees.
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- 9 Consultation.
- 10 Conditions
- 11 Failure to comply with licence conditions etc
- 12 Right to make representations.
- 13 Suspension in cases of urgency.
- 13A Duty to ensure welfare of animals not adversely affected by revocation or suspension
- Additional controls
- 14 Re-use of protected animals
- 15 Killing animals at conclusion of regulated procedures.
- 15A Manner in which protected animals are to be killed
- 16 Prohibition of public displays.
- 17 Neuromuscular blocking agents
- 17A Setting free and re-homing protected animals
- The inspectorate and the committee
- 18 Inspectors.
- 19 The Committee for the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes
- 20 Functions of the Committee
- Miscellaneous and supplementary
- 20A Sharing of organs and tissues
- 20B Alternative strategies
- 21 Guidance and codes of practice.
- 21A Statistics and reporting
- 22 Penalties for contraventions.
- 23 False statements.
- 24 Protection of confidential information.
- 25 Powers of entry.
- 26 Prosecutions.
- 27 Repeal, consequential amendments and transitional provisions.
- 28 Orders.
- 29 Application to Northern Ireland.
- 30 Short title, interpretation and commencement.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 APPROPRIATE METHODS OF HUMANE KILLING
- SCHEDULE 2 ANIMALS THAT ARE “RELEVANT PROTECTED ANIMALS” FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 2B
- SCHEDULE 2A ARTICLE 8 OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE No.86/609/EEC
- Schedule 2AA Severity of procedures
- Part 1 General
- Part 2 Mild procedures
- Part 3 Moderate procedures
- Part 4 Severe procedures
- SCHEDULE 2B ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS FOR THE GRANT OF CERTAIN PROJECT LICENCES
- Project licences authorising the use of endangered primates
- Project licences authorising the use of non-endangered primates
- Project licences authorising the use of endangered animals that are not primates
- Project licences authorising the use of cats, dogs and equidae
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 2C CONDITIONS IN LICENCES
- PART 1 Conditions in section 2C licences
- PART 2 Conditions in personal licences
- PART 3 Conditions in project licences
- SCHEDULE 3 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
- SCHEDULE 4 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- Existing licences
- Current experiments
- Existing certificates
- Registered premises
- Inspectors
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