Part 5

Miscellaneous

Protection of activities of certain organisations

Animal research organisations
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For the purposes of sections 145 and 146 “animal research organisation” means any person or organisation falling within subsection (1A), (2) or (3).
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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 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—
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the holder of a licence granted under section 2C of the 1986 Act,
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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, or
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the holder of a project licence granted under section 5 of that Act,
c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.
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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.
S. 148 in force at 1.7.2005 by S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(t)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)