S.I. No. 552/2016 - European Union (Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 11th November, 2016. | ||
I, SIMON HARRIS, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 September 20101 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations 2016. | ||
(2) These Regulations, the European Union (Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 434 of 2013 ), the European Union (Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 174 of 2014 ) and the Principal Regulations may be cited together as the European Union (Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes) Regulations 2012 to 2016. | ||
2. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the European Union (Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 543 of 2012 ). | ||
3. Regulation 26 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for paragraph (4) the following: | ||
“(4) The IMB may extend the period referred to in paragraph (2) once, by an additional period not exceeding 15 working days, where— | ||
(a) the extension is justified by the complexity or the multi-disciplinary nature of the project concerned, and | ||
(b) the extension and its duration are duly motivated.”. | ||
4. Regulation 27 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for paragraph (2) the following: | ||
“(2) A project authorisation granted under this Part shall be in writing and shall specify— | ||
(a) the user who will undertake the project, | ||
(b) the project manager(s), | ||
(c) the establishment(s) in which the project will be undertaken, where applicable, | ||
(d) whether, and in what manner, the user is authorised to rehome, or return to a suitable habitat or husbandry system, the animals used, and | ||
(e) any specific conditions arising from the project evaluation, including whether and when the project shall be assessed retrospectively and limitations as to the severity of procedures.”. | ||
5. Regulation 45 of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting “on site” after “one or more persons”. | ||
6. Regulation 50(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “Breeders” for “Subject to paragraph (3), breeders”. | ||
7. Regulation 75(7) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “used or intended to be used under the authorisation” for “housed in his, her or its establishment”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
3 November 2016. | ||
SIMON HARRIS, | ||
Minister for Health. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These Regulations amend the European Union (Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes) Regulations 2012 to give further effect to Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. | ||
These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations 2016. | ||
