Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 6:

In page 12, to delete lines 26 to 28 and substitute the following:

“(5) This section does not apply to anything done under or in accordance with—(a) the Animal Remedies Act 1993,

(b) the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995, or

(c) the European Union (Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 543 of 2012).”.

My Department became aware late last year that the Minister for Health had introduced a new statutory instrument amending the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995. This reflected recent changes in the law at EU level relating to the replacement of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 by the European Union (Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes) Regulations 2012. Therefore, we need to keep the references in this legislation up to date. Amendment No. 12 is similar to amendment No. 6 and reflects the replacement of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 by SI No. 543 of 2012, the European Union (Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes) Regulations 2012. In other words, the law changed while the Bill was being considered and we have reflected this in the amendment.

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