In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires -
(a) "Act" means the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960);
b. "breeder" means a person including an institution, which breeds animals for the purpose of transfer to other authorised institution for performing experiments;
c. "Committee" means the Committee under section 15 of the Act for control and supervision of experiments on animals;
(d) "establishment means any individual, company, firm, corporation, institution other than schools up to higher secondary level, which performs experiments on animals;
(e) "experiment" means any programme/project involving experiments on an animal /animals for the purpose of advancement by new discovery of physiological knowledge which will be useful for saving or prolonging life or alleviating suffering or for combating any disease whether on human beings or animals;
(f) "Institutional Animals Ethics Committee" means a body comprising of a group of persons recognised and registered by the Committee for the purpose of control and supervision of experiments on animal performed in an establishment which is constituted and operated in accordance with procedures specified for the purpose by the Committee;
(g) "contract Research" means any research undertaken by an individual, company, firm, corporation or institution on behalf of a foreign individual, company, firm, corporation or institution for any consideration;
(h) "collaborative research" means any research undertaken between two or more research institutions on an equal footing which does not involve any financial or monetary considerations and is undertaken solely for the purpose of advancement of scientific research and human welfare;
(i) "specified format" means the form specified for the purpose by the Committee from time to time.
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3. Breading of animals - (a) No establishment shall carry on the business of breeding of animals or trade of animals for the purpose of experiments unless it is registered.
(b) Every breeder/establishment carrying on the business of breeding animals or trade of animals for the purpose of experiments, shall, apply for registration within sixty days from the date of commencement of these rules and, stop breeding of animals if registration is subsequently refused to it by the Committee.