s 148 Animal research organisations
(1) For the purposes of sections 145 and 146 “ animal research organisation ” means any person or organisation falling within subsection (1A), (2) or (3). (1A) A person or organisation falls within this subsection if the person or organisation holds a licence granted under section 2C of the 1986 Act (licensing of undertakings involving the use of animals for scientific procedures). (2) A person or organisation falls within this subsection if he or it is the owner, lessee or licensee of premises constituting or including a place specified in a licence granted under that section or under section 5 of the 1986 Act (licensing of projects involving the use of animals for scientific procedures). (3) A person or organisation falls within this subsection if he or it employs, or engages under a contract for services, any of the following in his capacity as such— (za) the holder of a licence granted under section 2C of the 1986 Act, (zb) a person specified under section 2C(5) of that Act, (a) the holder of a personal licence granted under section 4 of the 1986 Act, or (b) the holder of a project licence granted under section 5 of that Act, (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) The Secretary of State may by order amend this section so as to include a reference to any description of persons whom he considers to be involved in, or to have a direct connection with persons who are involved in, the application of regulated procedures. (5) In this section— “ the 1986 Act ” means the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (c. 14); “ organisation ” includes any institution, trust, undertaking or association of persons; “ premises ” includes any place within the meaning of the 1986 Act; “ regulated procedures ” has the meaning given by section 2 of the 1986 Act.