Statutory Instruments
2024 No. 362
ANIMALS
The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2024
Made
11th March 2024
Laid before Parliament
14th March 2024
Coming into force
6th April 2024
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2024 and comes into force on 6th April 2024.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
Fee payable under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
2. —(1) The fee payable by the holder of a licence granted under section 2C of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (licensing of undertakings)( 2 ) is to be determined as follows.
(2) For each period of 12 months beginning with 6th April, there is to be a fixed and a variable element of the fee.
(3) The fixed element is £1007, which is payable for a licence which is in force for the whole or any part of that period.
(4) The variable element is £329 for each person who, during the whole or any part of that period, holds a personal licence( 3 ) which specifies the same establishment as that specified in the licence granted under section 2C as the place at which an undertaking can be carried on.
Revocation
3.The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2020( 4 ) is revoked.
Sharpe
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
11th March 2024
1986 c. 14 . Section 8 was amended by S.I. 2012/3039 .
A licence granted under section 2C authorises the holder to carry on, at a specified place, an undertaking involving any of the activities mentioned in section 2B(2) of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 or such of those activities as are specified in the licence. Section 2C was inserted by S.I. 2012/3039 and amended by S.I. 2019/72 .
A personal licence is a licence granted in accordance with section 4 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, which qualifies the holder personally to apply regulated procedures. Section 4 was amended by S.I. 2012/3039 .