UK LEGISLATION COURSE 3 - PART 1 Flashcards
what is the main piece of UK legislation
the aniamls scientific procedures act 1986 - ASPA86
WHAT IS THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY IN THE uk CALLED
THE HOME OFFICE ANIAMLS IN SCIENCE REGULATION UNIT
What does ASPA86 main goals
- ameneded in 2012
- sets out revised measures for protection of aniamls for scientific purposes
- set up advisry and monitoring inspectorate
- intro into specific care provisions
what is available to asist those to comply with ASPA
- CODE OF PRACTICE (COP)
- GUIDANCE ON THE OPERATION OF ASPA (GOASPA)
Who released the COP and GOASPA
the home office inspectors - animals in science regulation unit (ARSU)
who makes up the ARSU
- comprises of inspectorate
- home office inspectors
- admin and licensing stand
- animals in science committee
what is the purpose of the code of practice - COP
ensure that:
- equipment
- personnel
- care
- procedures
- facillities
= carried out effectively
what does section 21 of ASPA86 cover as contained in the COP
requires secratary of state to issue codes of practice to the care of protected animalss - their use for regulated procedures
what is the general gist of the COP
code of practice - that there are standards of care and accomodations at breeder supplier and user establishments
what are the key expected outcomes from teh COP - code of practice
- promote good animal welfare
- support feneration of reliable scientific results - LESS ENVIRONEMNTAL VARIABLITLY
- implements 3Rs
what is some content for the COP
- reception, acclimatisation, quarantine
- care of aniamls
- husbandry tables - optimal environemnt
- cage and pen dimensions
- animal health
- humane killing
- disposal of carcasse
what happens if the institute - fails to comply
not render personnel in itself to court
- but admissible evidence that can be in court = relevant
what is GOASPA
main provisions of ASPA86 - licencing requirements for those working under the act - responsibilites of those licence holders
what does GOASPA cover?
-main provisions of ASPA86
- licencing requirements
- responsibilitiesof PEL holder, PIL holder, PPL holder
- licensee standard conditions
- the 5 named persons roles and responsibilities
- severity classification - humane killing
- mandatory education and training requirements
- how the act - administered and enforced
what is the 4th R
Responsibility
what is guidance 1.4
protected animals
describe protected animals
- any living vertebrate - other an man and cephalopod
- embryonic and oetal forms - last part of gestation
- fish and amphiians - able to feed independently
cephalopods - once they hatch
what does Guidance 1.5 pertain to?
the definition of living
how does the act define living
protected animal - lvinging until circulationn = permenantly stopped or brain = destroyed
is a decerebate animal living
yes - protected - need a project licence - for procedures
what does guidance 1.6 pertain to
regulated procedures
what is classed as a regulated procedure
- carried out on protected animal for scientific/education purposes that may cause duffering/disress higher than inserting a needel
name some examples of regulated procedures
- comission - dosing/sampling
- deliberate ommision - food
- permission - breeding
- licenced techniques
- modification of animals genes
- physical restraint
- biopsy
- exposure to gasses
- withdrawal of blood from superfician vessel
- induction of anaesthetic
- killing by non-schedule 1 metho
- removal of tissue under anaesthetic - terminal
what does a protocol cover
series of regulated procedure
