Animals (Control of Experiments) Act (CAP. 161). Pays/Territoire Fidji Type du document Législation Date 1957 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Laws of Fiji, Cap. 161. Titre completAn Act to provide for the control of experiments on animals and for purposes incidental there to and connected therewith. Sujet Bétail Mot clé Santé des animaux Protection des animaux Inspection Recherche Législation de base Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Mélanésie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais