The Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2024

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 General

    1. 1.Citation, commencement, extent and application

    2. 2.General Interpretation

    3. 3.Meaning of “keep”

    4. 4.Keeping primates: licensable activity

    5. 5.Licensing authority

  3. PART 2 Primate licences: operation

    1. 6.Applications

    2. 7.Determination of applications

    3. 8.Primate licences and conditions

    4. 9.Variation and surrender

    5. 10.Renewal

    6. 11.Death of the holder of a primate licence

    7. 12.Inspections of licensed premises

    8. 13.Fees

  4. PART 3 Enforcement

    1. 14.Offences

    2. 15.Rectification notices

    3. 16.Revocation or variation of a primate licence

  5. PART 4 Decisions relating to primate licences: representation and appeals

    1. 17.Application of Schedule 2

  6. PART 5 Supplementary

    1. 18.Powers of entry

    2. 19.Post-conviction powers

    3. 20.Guidance

    4. 21.Information

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Licence conditions

      1. 1.Introductory

      2. 2.General

      3. 3.Each primate must be implanted with a microchip that—

      4. 4.Subject to paragraph 5, the licence holder must ensure that...

      5. 5.In the case of a primate kept by the licence...

      6. 6.Records

      7. 7.Emergencies

      8. 8.The plan must include details of— (a) the measures to...

      9. 9.The local authority that granted the licence and the police...

      10. 10.Written procedures for special circumstances

      11. 11.The procedures required by paragraph 10(a) must include appropriate arrangements...

      12. 12.Nutrition and feeding

      13. 13.Food must be presented in an appropriate manner and at...

      14. 14.Access to fresh, clean drinking water must be provided in...

      15. 15.The receptacles used for feeding and providing water to the...

      16. 16.The facilities for the preparation of food for the primates...

      17. 17.Food supplies for the primates must be stored in appropriate...

      18. 18.An individually tailored diet plan must be maintained for each...

      19. 19.The diet plan of each primate must be—

      20. 20.The licence holder must maintain a record of the advice...

      21. 21.Physical health

      22. 22.The licence holder must ensure that— (a) the primates are...

      23. 23.No primate may be euthanised except by a veterinarian.

      24. 24.Environment

      25. 25.Each enclosure on the licensed premises must—

      26. 26.Each enclosure must be designed and maintained so as to—...

      27. 27.Each enclosure must be equipped and maintained with—

      28. 28.Each enclosure must be designed and equipped to allow the...

      29. 29.The environmental quality of each enclosure must be maintained at...

      30. 30.The cleaning and disinfecting of each enclosure must be undertaken—...

      31. 31.A written hygiene protocol must be kept for the purpose...

      32. 32.Each primate must be given permanent access to the indoor...

      33. 33.Behaviour

      34. 34.The primates must be allowed to express appropriate natural behaviours...

      35. 35.The primates must be provided with suitable enrichment material for...

      36. 36.Mixed species may only be kept together in the same...

      37. 37.The licence holder must ensure that— (a) the primates’ behaviour...

      38. 38.No primate must be left unattended in a situation, or...

      39. 39.Handling and restraint

      40. 40.Where a primate is handled or restrained, the licence holder...

      41. 41.Sedation must not be used for the purpose of capturing...

      42. 42.Transport

      43. 43.Where a primate is to be transported or is being...

      44. 44.The licence holder must have in place a written procedure...

      45. 45.Breeding

      46. 46.No breeding may be carried out if the number of...

      47. 47.All non-breeding primates must be given contraception under supervision of...

      48. 48.A mother and her infant may only be separated if...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Decisions relating to primate licences: representations and appeals

      1. 1.Application of this Schedule

      2. 2.Representations

      3. 3.The person may make written representations to the local authority...

      4. 4.Reconsideration

      5. 5.The local authority must notify the person of the outcome....

      6. 6.If the outcome of the reconsideration is to grant the...

      7. 7.If the outcome is to continue to refuse the application,...

      8. 8.Appeals

      9. 9.On appeal, the First-tier Tribunal may— (a) uphold the decision...

      10. 10.Suspension of local authority decision

      11. 11.For the purposes of paragraph 10, the time is whichever...

  9. Explanatory Note