PIL A Past Paper Questions with accurate ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
solutions
What is required for a project licence (PPL) to be issued under the Animals (Scientific
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Procedures) Act? - correct answer✔✔The scientific purpose must justify the potential pain, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
suffering, or distress to the animals. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What must be demonstrated regarding alternatives for a project licence (PPL) under the
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Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act? - correct answer✔✔There must be no suitable ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
alternatives.
Which one of the following is not a protected animal under the Animals (Scientific
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Procedures) Act, 1986? Gestation in cattle is about 9 months; incubation in chickens is 21 ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
days. - correct answer✔✔Chickens not yet hatched are not protected until they reach two-
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thirds of their incubation period. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Holders of personal licences issued under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act bear
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which responsibility: - correct answer✔✔Ensuring that the procedures they carry out
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comply with their training, licence authority, and welfare standards.
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A regulated procedure under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 is one which is
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carried out for a scientific purpose and: - correct answer✔✔May cause pain, suffering,
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distress, or lasting harm to a protected animal. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
If the holder of the project licence under which you are working as a personal licensee asks
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you to carry out a procedure that is not authorised on the project licence, you should: -
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correct answer✔✔Refuse to carry out the procedure and report the issue to the Named
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Veterinary Surgeon (NVS) or the establishment's Named Animal Care and Welfare Officer ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
(NACWO).
, For use in a scientific project licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, which
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one of the following protected animals need NOT be obtained from a licensed
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establishment? - correct answer✔✔Non-human primates, farm animals, or birds bred ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
specifically for scientific use. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Schedule 1 to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 is a list of: - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔Methods of humane killing that can be performed without additional licence ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
authority.
In order to kill a protected animal at a Licensed Establishment using a Schedule 1 method,
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you must: - correct answer✔✔Be trained and competent in the method, and the killing
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must take place at a licensed establishment unless otherwise approved.
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A 'regulated procedure' may ONLY be performed under supervision in a Licensed
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Establishment when authorised by: - correct answer✔✔A valid Personal License (PIL), ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Project License (PPL), and Establishment License (PEL). ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
For animals undergoing regulated procedures, who is responsible for the correct labelling of
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cages? - correct answer✔✔The Personal License Holder (PIL) conducting the procedure.
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The Establishment Licence identifies: - correct answer✔✔The premises where regulated
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procedures are carried out and the Named Persons responsible for animal welfare and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
compliance.
All use of drugs and other therapeutic substances used to treat incidental ailments in
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protected animals in a Licensed Establishment must be directed by: - correct answer✔✔The ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS).
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Which of the following is NOT a severity limit category that you might see attached to a
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protocol in a project licence? - correct answer✔✔Lethal severity. (The categories are mild, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
moderate, severe, or terminal.) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
solutions
What is required for a project licence (PPL) to be issued under the Animals (Scientific
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Procedures) Act? - correct answer✔✔The scientific purpose must justify the potential pain, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
suffering, or distress to the animals. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What must be demonstrated regarding alternatives for a project licence (PPL) under the
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Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act? - correct answer✔✔There must be no suitable ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
alternatives.
Which one of the following is not a protected animal under the Animals (Scientific
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Procedures) Act, 1986? Gestation in cattle is about 9 months; incubation in chickens is 21 ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
days. - correct answer✔✔Chickens not yet hatched are not protected until they reach two-
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thirds of their incubation period. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Holders of personal licences issued under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act bear
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which responsibility: - correct answer✔✔Ensuring that the procedures they carry out
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comply with their training, licence authority, and welfare standards.
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A regulated procedure under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 is one which is
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carried out for a scientific purpose and: - correct answer✔✔May cause pain, suffering,
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distress, or lasting harm to a protected animal. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
If the holder of the project licence under which you are working as a personal licensee asks
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you to carry out a procedure that is not authorised on the project licence, you should: -
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correct answer✔✔Refuse to carry out the procedure and report the issue to the Named
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Veterinary Surgeon (NVS) or the establishment's Named Animal Care and Welfare Officer ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
(NACWO).
, For use in a scientific project licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, which
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one of the following protected animals need NOT be obtained from a licensed
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establishment? - correct answer✔✔Non-human primates, farm animals, or birds bred ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
specifically for scientific use. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Schedule 1 to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 is a list of: - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔Methods of humane killing that can be performed without additional licence ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
authority.
In order to kill a protected animal at a Licensed Establishment using a Schedule 1 method,
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
you must: - correct answer✔✔Be trained and competent in the method, and the killing
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
must take place at a licensed establishment unless otherwise approved.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A 'regulated procedure' may ONLY be performed under supervision in a Licensed
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Establishment when authorised by: - correct answer✔✔A valid Personal License (PIL), ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Project License (PPL), and Establishment License (PEL). ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
For animals undergoing regulated procedures, who is responsible for the correct labelling of
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
cages? - correct answer✔✔The Personal License Holder (PIL) conducting the procedure.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
The Establishment Licence identifies: - correct answer✔✔The premises where regulated
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
procedures are carried out and the Named Persons responsible for animal welfare and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
compliance.
All use of drugs and other therapeutic substances used to treat incidental ailments in
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protected animals in a Licensed Establishment must be directed by: - correct answer✔✔The ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS).
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Which of the following is NOT a severity limit category that you might see attached to a
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protocol in a project licence? - correct answer✔✔Lethal severity. (The categories are mild, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
moderate, severe, or terminal.) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
