Paragraph 4 F1

(1)

A section 2C licence must include such conditions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for ensuring that the installations and equipment at the place specified in the licence are suitable for—

(a)

the species of protected animals kept at that place; and

(b)

the regulated procedures, if any, carried out at that place.

(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b), the installations and equipment at a place specified in a section 2C licence are suitable for the regulated procedures carried out at that place only if the design, construction and method of functioning of the installations and equipment enable the regulated procedures to be performed in a manner that—

(a)

provides reliable results;

(b)

uses the minimum number of animals; and

(c)

causes the minimum degree of pain, suffering, distress and lasting harm to the animals used.

(3)

The conditions included in a licence by virtue of this paragraph must be such as to ensure that any F2standard concerning installations and equipment which is set out in a relevant code of practice is met.

(F34)

In sub-paragraph (3), “relevant code of practice” means a code of practice issued or approved under section 21 (as that code has effect from time to time).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2C inserted (1.1.2013) by The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3039), regs. 1(2), 10(2), Sch. 2 (with Sch. 3)
F2: Words in Sch. 2C para. 4(3) substituted (19.6.2026) by The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/663), regs. 1(1), 11(a)(i)
F3: Sch. 2C para. 4(4) substituted (19.6.2026) by The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/663), regs. 1(1), 11(a)(ii)