Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019
128Prohibition on the use of non-human hominids
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128 Prohibition on the use of non-human hominids
A person must not carry out a scientific procedure under a scientific procedures field work licence on a non-human hominid unless—
(a) the Minister determines—
(i) it is in the best interests of that non‑human hominid; or
(ii) it is in the best interests of the genus to which the non-human hominid belongs, and that the benefits to be derived from the use of the non-human hominid are not outweighed by the likely harm to the non-human hominid; or
(iii) it is necessary to protect human health and the objective of the procedure cannot be achieved by any other scientific means; and
(b) the procedure is approved by the Minister and conducted in accordance with any conditions determined by the Minister.