28Complaints

28 Complaints

28 Complaints

(1) The following complaints about the holder of an animal research authority may be made to the Secretary—

(a) that the holder of the authority is carrying out or has carried out animal research—

(i) otherwise than as authorised by the authority, or

(ii) otherwise than with the approval, or in contravention of the directions, of the animal care and ethics committee specified in the authority, or

(iii) in contravention of the Code of Practice, or

(iv) otherwise than for a recognised research purpose, or

(v) in connection with animals (other than exempt animals) that have not been obtained from a licensed animal supplier,

(b) that the holder of the authority is a disqualified individual,

(c) that the holder of the authority has failed to comply with a condition to which the authority is subject, including a condition taken to be imposed under Part 6A.

(2) A complaint must—

(a) be in writing, and

(b) specify the grounds on which it is made, and

(c) be signed by the complainant, and

(d) be lodged at the office of the Secretary.

s 28: Subst 1997 No 25, Sch 1 [20]. Am 2022 No 66, Sch 1[3].