Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.51Requirement for registration
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sec.51 Requirement for registration
A person must not use an animal for a scientific purpose, or allow an animal to be used for a scientific purpose unless the person is— registered; or an individual retained by a registered person acting in the course of the individual’s retainer; or a student at a college, institute, school, university or other institution that is registered and acting in the course of the person’s studies with the institution. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. In this section— retained means employed or engaged, whether or not for remuneration. s 51 amd 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 17 s 192 s ch 1 pt 1 (sec.51-ssec.1) A person must not use an animal for a scientific purpose, or allow an animal to be used for a scientific purpose unless the person is— registered; or an individual retained by a registered person acting in the course of the individual’s retainer; or a student at a college, institute, school, university or other institution that is registered and acting in the course of the person’s studies with the institution. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.51-ssec.2) In this section— retained means employed or engaged, whether or not for remuneration.
- (a) registered; or
- (b) an individual retained by a registered person acting in the course of the individual’s retainer; or
- (c) a student at a college, institute, school, university or other institution that is registered and acting in the course of the person’s studies with the institution.