Section 50 - Animal Research Act 1985 - Powers of inspectors

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50 Powers of inspectors

(1) An inspector may exercise any one or more of the following powers—

(a) the inspector may enter the designated land of an accredited research establishment or the designated land in relation to an animal research authority or animal supplier’s licence,

(b) the inspector may search and inspect that land for the presence of—

(i) any animal used in relation to the conduct of animal research or supplied or to be supplied for use in connection with animal research,

(ii) any equipment, material or substance used in relation to the conduct of animal research or the supply of animals for use in connection with animal research, or

(iii) any document relating to the conduct of animal research or the supply of animals for use in connection with animal research,

(c) the inspector may examine—

(i) any animal used in relation to the conduct of animal research or supplied or to be supplied for use in connection with animal research,

(ii) any equipment, material or substance used in relation to the conduct of animal research or the supply of animals for use in connection with animal research, or

(iii) any document relating to the conduct of animal research or the supply of animals for use in connection with animal research, found in or on that land,

(d) the inspector may take (without payment) a quantity not exceeding—

(i) one kilogram, or

(ii) such greater quantity as is reasonable in the circumstances (the onus of establishing which lies on the inspector),

of any material or substance found in or on that land, being a material or substance used in relation to the conduct of animal research or the supply of animals for use in connection with animal research,

(e) the inspector may take copies of, or extracts or notes from, any document found in or on that land, being a document relating to the conduct of animal research or the supply of animals for use in connection with animal research,

(f) the inspector may require any person found in or on that land to produce—