4Non-application of Act

4 Non-application of Act

(1)  Sections 8 , 9 and 10 do not apply to practices used in the hunting of animals done in a usual and reasonable manner and without causing excess suffering unless the practices are prohibited by this or any other Act.

(2)  Sections 8 , 9 and 10 do not apply to practices used in –

(a) recreational fishing; or

(b) angling; or

(c) commercial fishing –

done in a usual and reasonable manner and without causing excess suffering unless the practices used are prohibited by this or any other Act.

(3)  [Section 4 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 13 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:25 Jun 2002] Sections 8 and 9 do not apply to any animal research carried out in a licensed institution if that research is carried out –

(a) with the approval of the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee; and

(b) in accordance with any procedures approved by the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee; and

(c) in accordance with a Code of Practice relating to animal research.

(4)  [Section 4 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 13 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:25 Jun 2002] Section 10(1)(a) and section 10(3) do not apply to the feeding of an animal if the feeding is carried out in a reasonable manner, having regard to the natural behaviour of the animal.