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Paragraph 2

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

In section 4 (personal licences), after subsection (4) there shall be inserted—

“(4A)

The Secretary of State shall not grant a personal licence to a person unless he is satisfied that the person—

(a)

has appropriate education and training (including instruction in a relevant scientific discipline) for the purpose of applying the regulated procedures to be specified in the licence; and

(b)

is competent to apply those procedures in accordance with the conditions which are to be included in the licence and to handle and take care of laboratory animals.”.