Animals (Control of Experiments) Act (CAP. 161). País/Territorio Fiji Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1957 (2005) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Laws of Fiji, Cap. 161. Título completoAn Act to provide for the control of experiments on animals and for purposes incidental there to and connected therewith. Materia Ganado Palabra clave Sanidad animal Protección de los animales Inspección Investigación Legislación básica Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Melanesia, Oceania, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Pacífico Sur Resumen The Act provides for the licensing of experiments on animals, prohibits certain experimenting and regulates the practice of experimenting on animals. "Experiment" means any experiment performed on an animal and calculated to give pain. No licensee shall perform any experiment except in accordance with the terms of his licence and subject to the restrictions imposed by this Act and a licensee shall not perform any experiment for the purpose of attaining manual skill (sects. 3 and 4). Section 6 places restrictions upon performance of experiments by licensee and defines the aims for which experiments may be carried out. Section 7 concerns the granting of licenses. The Minister may grant permits and special permits for specified experimenting pursuant to sections 8 and 9. Other provisions concern record keeping, inspection, Regulation making and prescribe offences and penalties. Texto completo Inglés