The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2020

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2020/236
Year2020

2020 No. 236

Animals

The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2020

Made 12th February 2020

Laid before Parliament 6th March 2020

Coming into force 6th April 2020

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 19861, makes the following Order.

S-1 Citation, commencement and extent

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 2020 and comes into force on 6th April 2020.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

S-2 Fee payable under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986

Fee payable under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986

2.—(1) The fee payable by the holder of a licence granted under section 2C of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (“the 1986 Act”) (licensing of undertakings)2is to be determined as follows.

(2) For the period of 12 months beginning on 6th April in any year and any subsequent year, there is to be a fixed and a variable element of the fee.

(3) The fixed element is £915, which is payable for a licence which is in force for the whole or any part of that period.

(4) The variable element is £299 for each person who, during the whole or any part of that period, holds a personal licence3which specifies the same establishment as that specified in the licence granted under section 2C as the place at which an undertaking can be carried on.

S-3 Revocations

Revocations

3. The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Fees) Order 20194is revoked.

Williams of Trafford

Minister of State

Home Office

12th February 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which extends to England and Wales and Scotland, prescribes the fees payable by the holder of a licence issued under section 2C of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. This Order increases the fixed element of the fee from £826 to £915 and the variable element from £275 to £299.

An impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Home Office and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on http://www.legislation.gov.uk and can be obtained from the Home Office.


(1) 1986 c. 14. Section 8 was amended by S.I. 2012/3039.
(2) A licence granted under section 2C authorises the holder to carry on, at a...

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