Section 10: Restrictions upon performances of experiments by licensee*

10. Restrictions upon performances of experiments by licensee* (1) No licensee 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; (b) for the purpose of testing any former discovery alleged to have been made for the advancement of the types of knowledge referred to in paragraph (a); (c) by the written order of any Judge in any case where he is satisfied that it is essential for the purpose of justice in a criminal case to make the experiment. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), 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) where the pain is likely to continue after the effect of the anaesthetic has ceased, or where any serious injury has been inflicted on the animal, the animal is killed before it recovers from the influence of the anaesthetic which has been administered unless appropriate sedation has been administered. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) shall not apply in cases of routine bacteriological and pathological investigations carried out by the Government Pathological Laboratories on animals. [S. 10 amended by Act 28 of 1988.] 11. —