ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 87 Reporting obligations of registered persons

ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 87

87 Reporting obligations of registered persons

(1) Each registered person must, on or before 31 May in each year (the
"reporting day" ), give the chief executive a written report (an
"annual report" ) for the period from 1 January to 31 December immediately before the reporting day that complies with subsection (2) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—150 penalty units.

(2) For subsection (1) , an annual report must state—

(a) information prescribed under a regulation about—

(i) animals the person has used, or allowed to be used, for scientific purposes; and

(ii) complaints, enquiries and grievances about the use of animals for scientific purposes; and

(b) another matter prescribed under a regulation about the scientific use of animals by the person.

(3) The chief executive and the registered person may, by writing, agree to change the reporting day to another day (the
"new reporting day" ).

(4) If the reporting day is changed—

(a) the period from when the last annual report was given to the new reporting day is taken to be a period for which an annual report must be given under subsection (1) ; and

(b) subject to paragraph (a) , the period mentioned in subsection (1) is taken to be changed to the equivalent period that corresponds with the change.