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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986
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25 Definitions
In this Part—
S. 25 def. of *animal* inserted by No. 65/2007 s. 96, amended by No. 60/2015 s. 28(a).
***animal*** means—
(a) a live member of a vertebrate species including any—
(i) fish or amphibian that is capable of self-feeding; or
(ii) reptile, bird or mammal, other than any human being or any reptile, bird or other mammal that is below the normal mid-point of gestation or incubation for the particular class of reptile, bird or mammal; or
(b) a live adult decapod crustacean, that is—
(i) a lobster; or
(ii) a crab; or
(iii) a crayfish; or
(c) a live adult cephalopod including—
(i) an octopus; or
(ii) a squid; or
(iii) a cuttlefish; or
(iv) a nautilus;
S. 25 def. of *authorised officer* substituted as *authorized officer* by No. 60/2012 s. 72(7), substituted as *authorised officer* by No. 71/2014 s. 5, repealed by No. 60/2015 s. 28(b).
***Peer Review Committee*** means a Peer Review Committee established under section 34;
***program of scientific procedures*** means a series of scientific procedures each of which is being carried out in conjunction with the others;
***specified animal*** means—
(a) guinea pig; and
(b) rat, mouse or rabbit, other than a rat, mouse or rabbit bred in its native habitat; and
(c) non-human primate.
Pt 3 Div. 2 (Heading) inserted by No. 103/2003 s. 37.
Division 2—Offences
S. 26 amended by Nos 68/1987 s. 28, 65/1994 s. 5(2)(3), 77/1995 s. 26, 76/1998 s. 27(b), substituted by No. 103/2003 s. 37.