Section 6, The Animals (Control Short title (1961)

(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 5 of this 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