Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

148 Animal research organisations E+W

(1) For the purposes of sections 145 and 146 “animal research organisation” means any person or organisation falling within subsection [F1 (1A),] (2) or (3).

[F2 (1A) A person or organisation falls within this subsection if the person or organisation holds a licence granted under section 2C of the 1986 Act (licensing of undertakings involving the use of animals for scientific procedures).]

(2) A person or organisation falls within this subsection if he or it is the owner, lessee or licensee of premises constituting or [F3 including a place specified in a licence granted under that section or under section 5 of the 1986 Act (licensing of projects involving the use of animals for scientific procedures).]

(3) A person or organisation falls within this subsection if he or it employs, or engages under a contract for services, any of the following in his capacity as such—

[F4 (za) the holder of a licence granted under section 2C of the 1986 Act,

(zb) a person specified under section 2C(5) of that Act,]

(a) the holder of a personal licence granted under section 4 of the 1986 Act, [F5 or]

(b) the holder of a project licence granted under section 5 of that Act,

F6 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6 (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) The Secretary of State may by order amend this section so as to include a reference to any description of persons whom he considers to be involved in, or to have a direct connection with persons who are involved in, the application of regulated procedures.

(5) In this section—

• “the 1986 Act” means the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (c. 14);

• “organisation” includes any institution, trust, undertaking or association of persons;

• “premises” includes any place within the meaning of the 1986 Act;

• “regulated procedures” has the meaning given by section 2 of the 1986 Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in s. 148(1) inserted (1.1.2013) by The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3039), regs. 1(2), 28(2) (with Sch. 3)

F2 S. 148(1A) inserted (1.1.2013) by The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3039), regs. 1(2), 28(3) (with Sch. 3)

F3 Words in s. 148(2) substituted (1.1.2013) by The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3039), regs. 1(2), 28(4) (with Sch. 3)

F4 S. 148(3)(za)(zb) inserted (1.1.2013) by The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3039), regs. 1(2), 28(5)(a) (with Sch. 3)

F5 Word in s. 148(3)(a) inserted (1.1.2013) by The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3039), regs. 1(2), 28(5)(b) (with Sch. 3)

F6 S. 148(3)(c)(d) omitted (1.1.2013) by virtue of The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3039), regs. 1(2), 28(5)(c) (with Sch. 3)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 148 in force at 1.7.2005 by S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(t)