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To provide for the control of experiments on living vertebrate animals. [24 May 1963] (Originally 18 of 1963) Cap 340 s 1 Short title This Ordinance may be cited as the Animals (Control of Experiments) Ordinance. Cap 340 s 2 Interpretation In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "academic institution" (学术机构) includes universities, university colleges, hospitals, medical schools, agricultural colleges, farm schools, and any other similar institutions; "animal" (动物) means a living vertebrate animal; "experiment" (实验) means any experiment performed on an animal and calculated to give pain; "Licensing Authority" (发牌当局) means the Director of Health; (Amended L.N. 76 of 1989) "licensee" (持牌人) means a person licensed under section 7. Cap 340 s 3 Performance of experiments only by licensees (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. (3) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence. (Added 12 of 1964 s.2) Cap 340 s 4 Prohibition against performing experiments to attain manual skill (1) 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. (2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence. (Added 12 of 1964 s. 3) Cap 340 s 5 Prohibition of performance of experiments for illustration of lectures except as specified in permit (1) 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. (2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence. (Added 12 of 1964 s. 4) Cap 340 s 6 Restrictions upon performance of experiments by licensee (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; (b) 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 (a); (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 and 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.(3) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence. (Added 12 of 1964 s. 5) Cap 340 s 7 Grant of licences (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. (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. Cap 340 s 8 Endorsements to enable performance of experiments for manual skill Where the Licensing Authority is satisfied that it is desirable, he may, by endorsement of any licence, authorize the holder thereof to perform experiments for the purpose of attaining manual skill during such period and subject to such conditions as the Licensing Authority may think fit. Cap 340 s 9 Grant of permits (1) Where the Licensing Authority is satisfied that it is absolutely necessary for the due instruction of persons attending any 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 performance 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. |