What this covers
Why you need it
Parliament created it. The power to require it comes from ASPA 1986.
What the Act carries
What our graph holds for ASPA 1986 as a whole — the Act behind this licence, not the licence conditions themselves.
- Duties on businesses
- 33
- Penalties
- 4
- Exemptions
- 3
Duties on businesses under the Act
- You must not carry out regulated procedures on protected animals without a licence s.2B
- Do not personally apply regulated procedures to animals unless licensed s.3
- Secure a personal licence for staff who apply regulated animal procedures s.4
- Prepare and maintain a compliant project licence s.5D
- Pay periodic section 2C licence fees to the Secretary of State s.8
- Comply with licence conditions, including assistant usage rules s.10
… and 27 more business duties in the same Act.
What happens if you get it wrong
- Disclose confidential animal research information 2 years imprisonment
- Fail to conduct regulated procedures on protected animals 2 years imprisonment
- Obstruct officers or provide false identity during investigations three months imprisonment
- Provide false or misleading info to obtain a licence 3 months imprisonment
Exemptions that may take you outside it
- Exempt from sedative use if procedure not listed in Table A — For procedures not listed in Table A
- Place restriction on project licences may be lifted with scientific justification — If the Secretary of State finds, on scientific grounds, that the programme or procedures require a different place to be …
- Transitional exemption for holders of existing certificates under the previous Act — Holding an appropriate certificate under the previous Act immediately before the coming into force of section 3 of the 1986 …
Read our full dossier on ASPA 1986
Who issues it
This one does not go to your council. It is issued by Home Office.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.