National Advisory Committee for Laboratory Animal Research (NACLAR)
The National Advisory Committee for Laboratory Animal Research (NACLAR) was set up to establish national guidelines for the proper treatment and utilisation of animals for scientific purposes in Singapore, taking into consideration the relevant scientific, ethical and legal issues, and to recommend policies to the Life Sciences Ministerial Committee accordingly. NACLAR comprises members drawn from academia, research organisations and the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) as well as legal and ethical specialists.
It is further composed of three subcommittees, with each looking into specific aspects of the national guidelines:
* General guidelines on animal care and use for scientific purposes based on ethical, legal and scientific considerations
* Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs)
* Training of personnel involved in the care and use of animals for scientific purposes
The working draft of the Guidelines on the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes was released to the scientific community and general public for feedback in August 2003. Comments received local and from overseas were carefully considered by NACLAR before the final text of the Guidelines was decided upon.
NACLAR released the Guidelines in the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes in October 2004. In conjunction with the release of the NACLAR Guidelines, it was also announced that institutions which use animals must be licensed under the Agri-Food and Veterinary’s Animals and Birds (Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes) Rules, which came into effect on 15 November 2004.
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