The Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2024

Statutory Instruments

2024 No. 296

Animals, England

Animal Welfare

The Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2024

Made

5th March 2024

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(2), (7) and (10) of, and Parts 1 and 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Animal Welfare Act 2006(1).

In accordance with section 13(9) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons appearing to the Secretary of State to represent interests with which these Regulations are concerned as the Secretary of State considered appropriate.

In accordance with section 61(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(1)

2006 c. 45. The powers are conferred on the “appropriate national authority” which is defined in section 62(1) of that Act.