42Complaints

42 Complaints

42 Complaints

(1) A complaint in respect of an animal supplier’s licence may be made to the Secretary—

(aa) that the holder of the licence does not have a duly constituted animal care and ethics committee,

(a) that the holder of the licence is supplying or has supplied animals for use in connection with animal research—

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

(ia) otherwise than with the approval, or in contravention of the directions, of the animal care and ethics committee for the animal supplier, or

(ii) in contravention of the Code of Practice,

(b) that the holder of the licence is a disqualified individual or a disqualified corporation, or

(c) that the holder of the licence has failed to comply with a condition to which the licence is subject.

(2) A complaint shall—

(a) be in writing,

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

(c) be signed by the complainant, and

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

s 42: Am 1997 No 25, Sch 1 [24] [25].