ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 2002 - SECT 11

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 2002 - SECT 11

11 .         Conditions on licences

        (1)         Every licence is subject to the conditions prescribed in respect of licences of a class to which the licence belongs.

        (2)         Conditions prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) may deal with any matter relating to the welfare, safety and health of the animals including —

            (a)         the place at which the animals may be used or kept; and

            (b)         codes of practice (other than the scientific use code) that must be complied with; and

            (c)         the conditions under which the animals are, or are not, to be kept; and

            (d)         the facilities and equipment that are, or are not, to be used in relation to the animals; and

            (e)         the procedures to be followed by the licensee and the licensee’s staff and students in specified situations; and

            (f)         the people who are, or are not, to be involved in the care of the animals.

        (3)         It is also a condition of each licence to use animals for scientific purposes that animals must not be used for scientific purposes unless they are used in accordance with the scientific use code.