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Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986

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[F15CDetermining an application: further provisionU.K.

(1)A project licence must not be granted except to a person who undertakes responsibility for the overall implementation of the programme of work to be specified in the licence.

(2)A project licence must not be granted to a person unless the Secretary of State has verified that—

(a)the person has received instruction in a scientific discipline relevant to the programme of work to be specified in the licence;

(b)the person has specific knowledge relating to the species of animal that is to be subjected to regulated procedures as part of that programme of work; and

(c)the person has appropriate education and training for the purpose of designing programmes of work involving the application of regulated procedures.

(3)A project licence must not be granted unless the Secretary of State has verified that the programme of work to be specified in the licence is to be carried out for one of the following purposes—

(a)basic research;

(b)translational or applied research with one of the following aims—

(i)the avoidance, prevention, diagnosis or treatment of disease, ill-health or other abnormality, or their effects, in man, animals or plants;

(ii)the assessment, detection, regulation or modification of physiological conditions in man, animals or plants; or

(iii)the improvement of the welfare of animals or of the production conditions for animals reared for agricultural purposes;

(c)the development, manufacture or testing of the quality, effectiveness and safety of drugs, foodstuffs and feed-stuffs or any other substances or products, with one of the aims mentioned in paragraph (b);

(d)the protection of the natural environment in the interests of the health or welfare of man or animals;

(e)research aimed at preserving the species of animal subjected to regulated procedures as part of the programme of work;

(f)higher education or training for the acquisition, maintenance or improvement of vocational skills;

(g)forensic inquiries.

(4)Schedule 2B (which requires the Secretary of State to verify that additional conditions are met before granting a project licence that would authorise the use of endangered animals, primates, cats, dogs or equidae) has effect.

(5)The Secretary of State must not grant a project licence that would authorise the application of regulated procedures to great apes.]

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