S.L. 439.13 Art. 24Competence of personnel.

(1) The Department shall establish and maintain a monitoring and enforcement system to ensure that each breeder, supplier and user has sufficient staff on site.

(2) The staff shall be adequately educated and well-trained before they perform any of the following functions:

(a) carrying out procedures on animals;

(b) designing procedures and projects;

(c) taking care of animals; or

(d) killing animals: Provided that for the purpose of paragraphs (a) and (d), the staff shall be recognised as a competent person.

(3) Persons carrying out the functions referred to in sub-regulation (2)(b) shall have received instruction in a scientific order and authority relevant to the work being undertaken and shall have specific knowledge on species. Staff carrying out functions referred to in sub-regulation (2)(a), (c) or (d) shall be supervised in the performance of their tasks until they have demonstrated the requisite competence.

(4) The Department shall take all necessary administrative measure by means of authorisation or otherwise, to ensure that the requirements laid down in sub-regulation (3) are fulfilled.

(5) The Department shall publish, on the basis of the elements set out in Schedule V, the minimum requirements with regard to education and training and the requirements for obtaining, maintaining and demonstrating requisite competence for the functions set out in sub-regulation (2).