Performance of experi- ments only by licensees.
Prohibition
against
performing experiments
to attato
manual skill.
Problbition
of perform- ance of
experimenta for ilustra-
tion of lee-
tures except
a specified
in permit.
Restriction
upon PET- formance o experimenta by licensee.
Grant of Licences.
3. (1) No person except a licensee shall perform any experiment. (2) No licensee shall perform any experiment except in accordance with the terms of his licence and subject to the restrictions imposed by this Ordinance.
4. Except under and in accordance with an endorsement made under section 8. no licensee shall perform any experiment for the purpose of attaining manual skill.
5.
Except under and in accordance with a teaching permit issued under section 9, no licensee shall perform any experiment for the purpose of illustrating any lecture at any academic institution.
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6. (1) Except as otherwise provided in sections 4 and 5 no licensee shall perform any experiment except-
(a) for the purpose of the advancement by new discovery of physiological knowledge, or of any knowledge which will be useful for saving or prolonging life, or alleviating suffering, or for combating any disease whether of human beings, animals or plants;
(6) for the purpose of testing any former discovery alleged to have been made for the advancement of the types of knowledge referred to in paragraph (@);
(c) by the order in writing of any judge or district judge in any case where such judge is satisfied that it is essential for the purpose of justice in a criminal case to make such experiment. (2) Except under and in accordance with an endorsement made under section 10, no licensee shall perform any experiment unless-
(a) throughout the whole of the experiment the animal is under the influence of some anaesthetic of sufficient power to prevent the animal feeling pain; and
(b) if the pain is likely to continue after the effect of the anaesthetic has ceased, or if any serious injury has been inflicted on the animal, the animal is killed before it recovers from the influence of the anaesthetic which has been administered.
7. (1) The Licensing Authority may grant a licence to any person to perform any experiment for any purpose specified in such licence during such period and subject to such conditions. in addition to the conditions specified in this Ordinance, as he may think fit.
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(2) It shall be a condition of any licence granted under subsection (1) that any experiment performed pursuant to such licence shall be performed at such place as may be specified in such licence.
8. Where the Licensing Authority is satisfied that it is desirable. Endorsements be may, by endorsement of any licence, authorize the holder thereof to to enable
performance perform experiments for the purpose of attaining manual skill during of experi- such period and subject to such conditions as the Licensing Authority ments for may think fit.
mamual skill.
9. (1) Where the Licensing Authority is satisfied that it is Grant of absolutely necessary for the due instruction of persons attending any permits. lectures for the purpose of acquiring physiological knowledge or any knowledge which will be used for saving or prolonging life, or alleviating suffering, or for combating any disease whether of human beings. animals or plants, for any such lecture to be illustrated by the per- formance of any experiment, the Licensing Authority may grant to a licensee a teaching permit to perform any experiment for the purpose of illustrating such lecture.
(2) Every teaching permit granted under subsection (1) shall be subject to such conditions, in addition to any conditions specified in this Ordinance, as may be specified in such permit, and such permit shall remain in force for twelve months from the date on which it is granted.
10. Where the Licensing Authority is satisfied that the object of Endorsements any experiment or series of experiments permitted to be performed by to enable a licensee would necessarily be frustrated-
performance of experi meats without
(a) by the performance of such experiment under any anaesthetic: aussthetics,
(b) by killing the animal on which such experiment is performed
before it recovers from the influence of any anaesthetic,
be may, by endorsement of any licence. authorize the holder to perform such experiment or series of experiments without administering any anaesthetic to the animal or without killing the animal before it recovers from the influence of such anaesthetic, as the case may be, during such period and subject to such conditions as the Licensing Authority may think ft.
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11. (1) Every licensee shall keep, in such form as may be pre- Duty to keep scribed, records of all experiments performed by him.
records and to permit
(2) Every licensee shall permit any medical or health officer Inspections, authorized in writing by the Licensing Authority for the purpose to inspect any records kept by him at any time between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any day other than a Sunday or public holiday.