14Re-use of protected animals
(1)Where a protected animal—
(a)has been subjected to a series of regulated procedures for a particular purpose ; and
(b)has been given a general anaesthetic for any of those procedures and allowed to recover consciousness,
it shall not be used for any further regulated procedures.
(2)Subsection (1) above shall not preclude the use of an animal with the consent of the Secretary of State if—
(a)the procedure, or each procedure, for which the anaesthetic was given consisted only of surgical preparation essential for a subsequent procedure ; or
(b)the anaesthetic was administered solely to immobilise the animal; or
(c)the animal is under general anaesthesia throughout the further procedures and not allowed to recover consciousness.
(3)Where a protected animal—
(a)has been subjected to a series of regulated procedures for a particular purpose ; but
(b)has not been given a general anaesthetic for any of those procedures,
it shall not be used for any further regulated procedures except with the consent of the Secretary of State.
(4)Any consent for the purposes of this section may relate to a specified animal or to animals used in specified procedures or specified circumstances.