Part 5Miscellaneous
Protection of activities of certain organisations
148Animal research organisations
(1)
For the purposes of sections 145 and 146 “animal research organisation” means any person or organisation falling within subsection F1(1A), (2) or (3).
F2(1A)
A person or organisation falls within this subsection if the person or organisation holds a licence granted under section 2C of the 1986 Act (licensing of undertakings involving the use of animals for scientific procedures).
(2)
A person or organisation falls within this subsection if he or it is the owner, lessee or licensee of premises constituting or F3including a place specified in a licence granted under that section or under section 5 of the 1986 Act (licensing of projects involving the use of animals for scientific procedures).
(3)
A person or organisation falls within this subsection if he or it employs, or engages under a contract for services, any of the following in his capacity as such—
F4(za)
the holder of a licence granted under section 2C of the 1986 Act,
(zb)
a person specified under section 2C(5) of that Act,
(a)
the holder of a personal licence granted under section 4 of the 1986 Act, F5or
(b)
the holder of a project licence granted under section 5 of that Act,
F6(c)
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F6(d)
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(4)
The Secretary of State may by order amend this section so as to include a reference to any description of persons whom he considers to be involved in, or to have a direct connection with persons who are involved in, the application of regulated procedures.
(5)
In this section—
“the 1986 Act” means the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (c. 14);
“organisation” includes any institution, trust, undertaking or association of persons;
“premises” includes any place within the meaning of the 1986 Act;
“regulated procedures” has the meaning given by section 2 of the 1986 Act.