The Animals (Control Short title (1961)

rdinance; "licensee" means a person licensed under section animal and calculated to give pain; experiment " means any experiment pertormed on an animal " means a living vertebrate animal;

In unless context otherwise requires Experiments)Ordinance,1961. 1, This may be cited as Animals (Control Short title. RET ENACTED by Legislature Sierra Leone, as follows : ment. [I7th May, 1961.] commence Dateof onLivingAnimals An for Control Experiments SierraLeone REEDOM STICE! No.28 L8 MAURICE H.DORMAN, GovernOr. 26th day April, 1961. ln Her Majesty's name I assent to A203 A204 Experiments only to be perlormed by licensed persODS. Experiments not (o be performed for purposes of attaining manual skill. Prohibition riments for ilustration of lectures ditions. Restrictions No. 28 upon per formance of experimnents by licence. I1lent. Aninals (Control of Experiments) 1961

No licensec shall perform any experiment for the purposeof perform- of illustrating any lccture at any University, University College, ance of expe- Hospital, Medical School, Agricultural College, or any other academic institution unless he is the holder of a teaching permit under this Ordinance, and unless the experiment is ofa class specified subjcct lo in such permit and is performed in accordance with the terms of certain con- such permit. Minister " means the member of Cabinet charyed for the tinme being with responsilbility for the subjcct of health. 3. () No person cxcept a licensce shall perform any experi (2) No licenscc shall perform any cxpcriment cxcept in uccordance witlh the terms of his licencc and subjcct to the restrictions imposcd by this Ordinance. 4. No licenscc shall perforn1 any cxperiment for the purposc of attaining manual skilI.

Ordinance, no licensec shall perform any experiment except (a) for the purpose of the advancement by new discovery of physiological knowledge, or of any knowledge which will be useful for saving or prolonging life, or alleviating suffering, or for combating any disease whether of human beings, animals or plants; (6) for the purpose of testing any former discovery alleged to have been made for the advancenment of the types of knowledge referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection; (c) by the order in writing of any Judge of the Supreme Court in any case where such Judge is satisfied that it is essential for the purpose of justice in a criminal case to make such experiment. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, no licensee shall perform any experiment unless (a) throughout the whole of the experiment the animal is under the influence of some anaesthetic of sufficient power to prevent the animal feeling pain; and (b) if the pain is likely to continue after the eflect of the anacsthctic has ceascd, or if any serious injury has been inflicted on the animal, the animal is killed before it rccovers from the influence of the anacsthetic which has been administercd. (3) The provisions of subscction (2) of this section shal| not apply to any licenscc who is the lholder of a special pernnit grantcd under scction 9 of this Ordinance in rclation to any cxperi ment specified in such spccial pernmit. No, 2N nimalk (onol of 7peints) 1961

() The Minister may ant a licence lo y petson lo Cant olelom ny Oxperiment lor any pupOse specilled in sIch liccnce Icene. luing Nuch poriod and subject lo such conditios in addition to the condlitions specified in this Ordinance as he maay think it. O) shall bo u condition of ny liconce granted undersubvcction () of this NCction, that auy cxporiment perlormed to such licence shall be portomcd at sucb place as may be syificd in such liconce. N ) Where the Minister is sutislicd tha it is absolutely Pemts.nCcessary for the duo instruction of persons attending any course of lectures for the purpose of ucquiring physiological knowledge orany knowledge which will be uscd for saving or prolonging life, or alleviating sullering, or for combating any disease whether of human beings, aninmals or plants, for any such lecturo to be illustrated by the performanco of any cxporinnent, the Minister may grant to licensco under this Ordinance a teacling pormit to perform any experiment specificd in such licence for the purpose of illustratingsuch lecture. (2) Every leaching permit under this section shall be subject to such conditions in addition tT any conditions specified in this Ordinance as may be specified in such permit, and such permit shall remain in force for twelve months from the date on ivhicl it is granted.

(1) Where thc Minister is satislicd that the object of any Specialexperiment permitted to be performed by a licensee under this permits. Ordinancc would nccossarily be frustrated (a) by the performancc of such experiment under any anaesthetic; or (b) by killing the animal on whiclh such cxperiment is per formed bcfore it recovers from the influence of any anaesthetic, he may grant aspecial permil authorising the licensce to perform such exporiment without administering any anaesthetic to the animal or without killing the animal before it recovers from the inlluence of such anacsthetic as the case may be. (2) Any special permit under tbissection shall specify the period for which it shall remain in force. 10, (1) Every licensec under this Ordinance shall keep, in Recods andich form as may be prescribed, records of all painful cxperiments inspections.performed by him. (2) Every licensce under this Ordinance shall permit any person authoriscd in writing by thc Minister to inspect any recordsKept by him at any time betweon 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any day otherthan a Sunday or public holiday.(3) Every licensco under this Ordinance shall pernit anyson authorised in writing as aforesaid to cnter and inspect, forPurpose of securing complianco witlh the provisions of this A205 Ordinanco, any place specified in such licensee's licence for theperformance of experiments. A206 Returns. No. 28

Every licenscc shall render to the Minister in such formund at such time as may be prescribed such returns as may be required in relation to any cxpcriments performed by him.

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations gencrally for the bcttor carrying out of the provisions of this Ordin Revocation Penalty. Restriction on prOsecu tion of licensee. Animals (Control of Experiments) ance.

Ot icence or under this Ordinance that such licence or permit may be revokedpermit. at any time by the Minister on his being satisfied that such licence or permit ought to be revoked. (2) Regulations made under this section may without prcjudice to the generality of the powcr conferrcd by subscction (1) of this section provide for the kecping of records of all experiments performed by any licensce under this Ordinance and for the render ing of returns in relation to any experiments performed under this Ordinance.

Every person who acts in contravention of any of theprovisions of this Ordinance or of any condition of any licence or permit granted under this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not excecding fifty pounds or to imprisonment for any term not excecding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

A prosecution under this Ordinance against a licenseeshall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Attorney General. Passed in the House of Representatives this 9th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-one. S. V. WRIGHT, Clerk of the House of Representatives. THIS PRINTED MPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the House of Representatives and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. S. V. WRIGHT, Clerk of the House of Representatives.