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Animals (Control of Experiments) Act (Cap. 8).

Country/Territory
Seychelles
Document type
Legislation
Date
1957 (1976)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Animal welfare Authorization/permit Data collection/reporting Inspection Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act provides rules for experiments on living vertebrate animals and provides for the protection of such animals from illegal experiments. Only persons licensed by the Minister under this Act may carry out experiments on animals. No licensee shall perform any experiment except in accordance with the terms of his or her licence and subject to the restrictions imposed by this Act. The Minister may grant a teaching permit to perform specified experiments for teaching purposes and may authorize experiments on animals without the use of anaesthetic. Every licensee shall render to the Minister returns as may be required in relation to any experiments performed by him or her and shall be subject to inspections and controls.

Full text
English
Website
www.seylii.org