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The Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2023

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Draft 2023, ISBN 9780348255423

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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 61(2) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Animals, England

Animal Welfare

Made ***

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(2), (7) and (10) of, and Parts 1 and 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Animal Welfare Act 2006f1.

In accordance with section 13(9) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons appearing to the Secretary of State to represent interests with which these Regulations are concerned as the Secretary of State considered appropriate.

In accordance with section 61(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

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Footnotes

f1

2006 c. 45. The powers are conferred on the “appropriate national authority” which is defined in section 62(1) of that Act.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation, commencement, extent and application
  3. 2General Interpretation
  4. 3Meaning of “keep”
  5. 4Keeping primates: licensable activity
  6. 5Licensing authority
  7. Part 2: Primate licences: operation
  8. 6Applications
  9. 7Determination of applications
  10. 8Primate licences and conditions
  11. 9Variation and surrender
  12. 10Renewal
  13. 11Death of the holder of a primate licence
  14. 12Inspections of licensed premises
  15. 13Fees
  16. Part 3: Enforcement
  17. 14Offences
  18. 15Rectification notices
  19. 16Revocation or variation of a primate licence
  20. Part 4: Decisions relating to primate licences: representation and appeals
  21. 17Application of Schedule 2
  22. Part 5: Supplementary
  23. 18Powers of entry
  24. 19Post-conviction powers
  25. 20Guidance
  26. 21Information
  27. Signature
  28. Schedule 1: Licence conditions
  29. 1Introductory
  30. 2General
  31. 3General
  32. 4General
  33. 5General
  34. 6Records
  35. 7Emergencies
  36. 8Emergencies
  37. 9Emergencies
  38. 10Written procedures for special circumstances
  39. 11Written procedures for special circumstances
  40. 12Nutrition and feeding
  41. 13Nutrition and feeding
  42. 14Nutrition and feeding
  43. 15Nutrition and feeding
  44. 16Nutrition and feeding
  45. 17Nutrition and feeding
  46. 18Nutrition and feeding
  47. 19Nutrition and feeding
  48. 20Nutrition and feeding
  49. 21Physical health
  50. 22Physical health
  51. 23Physical health
  52. 24Environment
  53. 25Environment
  54. 26Environment
  55. 27Environment
  56. 28Environment
  57. 29Environment
  58. 30Environment
  59. 31Environment
  60. 32Environment
  61. 33Behaviour
  62. 34Behaviour
  63. 35Behaviour
  64. 36Behaviour
  65. 37Behaviour
  66. 38Behaviour
  67. 39Handling and restraint
  68. 40Handling and restraint
  69. 41Handling and restraint
  70. 42Transport
  71. 43Transport
  72. 44Transport
  73. 45Breeding
  74. 46Breeding
  75. 47Breeding
  76. 48Breeding
  77. Schedule 2: Decisions relating to primate licences: representations and appeals
  78. 1Application of this Schedule
  79. 2Representations
  80. 3Representations
  81. 4Reconsideration
  82. 5Reconsideration
  83. 6Reconsideration
  84. 7Reconsideration
  85. 8Appeals
  86. 9Appeals
  87. 10Suspension of local authority decision
  88. 11Suspension of local authority decision
  89. Explanatory note