Citation and commencement1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012.

2

These Regulations come into force on 1 January 2013, subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4).

3

The following provisions come into force for the purposes specified on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made—

a

regulation 14, for the purposes of the Secretary of State granting consents under section 14(6) of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986;

b

regulation 18, for the purposes of the Secretary of State granting consents under section 17A of that Act;

c

paragraphs 5, 7, 12, 14, 16, 25, and 27 of Schedule 3 (and regulation 42 so far as relating to those paragraphs), for the purposes of the Secretary of State granting authorisations under those paragraphs.

4

Paragraphs (a) and (d) of regulation 26(9) come into force on 1 January 2015.