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[^f00001].

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (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

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• (1) The fee payable by the holder of a licence granted under section 2C of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (licensing of undertakings)[^f00002] 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[^f00003] 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

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The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2020[^f00004] is revoked.

Signed

Sharpe — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Home Office — 11th March 2024

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Explanatory Note

This Order prescribes the fees payable by the holder of a licence issued under section 2C of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (c.14). This Order increases the fixed element of the fee from £915 to £1007 and the variable element from £299 to £329.

An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Home Office and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on http://www.legislation.gov.uk. A hard copy can be obtained by writing to the Home Office, Direct Communications Unit, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1986 c. 14. Section 8 was amended by S.I. 2012/3039.

[^f00002]: 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.

[^f00003]: 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.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2020/236.

Editorial notes

[^key-1d31e8abf35f5aec200966fe99743a24]: Art. 1 in force at 6.4.2024, see art. 1(1)

[^key-fc54d2f80204f0518cfbdfeab0c48f2a]: Art. 2 in force at 6.4.2024, see art. 1(1)

[^key-c284227b12597de6f85bfc6fcf7b6427]: Art. 3 in force at 6.4.2024, see art. 1(1)