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The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2026

S.I. 2026/291 · Made 12 March 2026

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ANIMALS

Made 12th March 2026

Laid before Parliament 16th March 2026

Coming into force 6th April 2026

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 14. Section 8 was amended by S.I. 2012/3039.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Fee payable under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2026 and comes into force on 6th April 2026.

(2)

This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

2Fee payable under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986

(1)

The fee payable by the holder of a licence granted under section 2C of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (licensing of undertakings)f1 is to be determined as follows.

(2)

For each period of 12 months beginning with 6th April, there is to be a fixed and a variable element of the fee.

(3)

The fixed element is £1168, which is payable for a licence which is in force for the whole or any part of that period.

(4)

The variable element is £382 for each person who, during the whole or any part of that period, holds a personal licencef2 which specifies the same establishment as that specified in the licence granted under section 2C as the place at which an undertaking can be carried on.

3Revocation

The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2024f1 is revoked.

Signature

Hanson

Minister of State

12th March 2026

Home Office

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order determines the fee payable by the holder of a licence issued under section 2C of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (c. 14). Article 2 increases the fixed element of the fee from £1007 to £1168 and the variable element from £329 to £382.

Article 3 revokes the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2024.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.