ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
18. Special permits
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
18. Special permits
(1)Where the Cabinet Secretary is satisfied that the object of any experiment permitted to be performed by a licensee under this Act would necessarily be frustrated—(a)by the performance of the experiment under anaesthetic; or(b)by killing the animal on which the experiment is performed before it recovers from the influence of an anaesthetic,he may grant a special permit authorizing the licensee to perform such experiment without administering any anaesthetic to the animal or without killing the animal before it recovers from the influence of the anaesthetic as the case may be.(2)Any special permit under this section shall specify the period for which it shall remain in force.