IAEC has been constituted in 2006 to fulfill purpose of Education and Research for Educational purpose on small animals and registration number is 947/PO/ReRc/S/06/CPCSEA. It is renewed for every three years. Standard Operating Procedure for Institutional Animal Ethic Committee:
Function of IAEC:
Composition of IAEC:Institutional Animal Ethics Committee shall include members as follows:
Specialist may be co‐opted while reviewing special projects using hazardous agents such as radio‐active substance and deadly micro‐organisms. The Chairperson of the committee and member secretary shall be nominated by the institution from amongst the nine members. Members against serial no. 6, 7, 8&9 will be nominated by CPCSEA with a provision of a link nominee for CPCSEA nominee. Authority under which IAEC is constituted and duration:
IAEC Requirements:
Quorum Requirement:The minimum of six members shall be required to form quorum of the IAEC meetings. All decisions shall be required to be undertaken in the meetings of IAEC and not by the method of circulation of project proposals. Presence of main nominee of CPCSEA nominee is a must. It shall be a must for the establishment to invite all nominees of IAEC for attending the meeting and the meeting notice shall invariably be issued by Registered Post at least 15 days before the date of the meeting. Link nominee can attend in case main nominee conveys his unavailability in writing to the Chairperson of IAEC. Socially aware member’s presence is compulsory in all cases referred to CPCSEA and their presence is mandatory at least in one meeting of IAEC of the establishment in a calendar year. It shall be the duty of establishment to inform to CPCSEA about the continuous absence of nominees of CPCSEA in a calendar year. Conduct of meeting:The Chairperson of the IAEC shall be responsible for conducting at least two meeting of IAEC in a calendar year with the help of the Member Secretary of IAEC. If, for reasons beyond control, the Chairperson is not available, or has conflict of interest, an ad-hoc Chairperson will be elected from amongst the members present. The Member Secretary will be responsible for organizing the meetings, maintaining the records and communicating with all concerned. He/she will prepare the minutes of the meetings and get them approved by the Chairperson & nominee of CPCSEA before communicating to the Principal Investigator. A copy of minutes is required to be sent to Member Secretary CPCSEA within 15 days of the meeting, otherwise, the meeting will not be considered valid. Participation of Investigators/Experts in IAEC:IAEC may call upon subject experts who may provide special inputs of selected research protocols, if need be. They are required to give their specialized views but not to take part in the decisions making process which will be made by the members of the IAEC only. Investigators whose proposals are to be discussed can also be called to present their case to the IAEC. Application Procedure:
Review Procedure:
Decision Making:
Communication:
Follow Up Procedure:
Record Keeping and Archival:All of the following documents must be stored for a period of five years.
Updating IAEC Members:
Reporting to CPCSEA:
Reimbursement to CPCSEA Representatives:CPCSEA representatives on IAEC or authorized persons sent for inspection of the establishment are required to be paid Rs 5000/- each as sitting fees per day along with reimbursement of actual expenditure incurred in this regard (if not provided by the establishments / organizations). Renewal Fees Payable to CPCSEA:Renewal fees for the purpose of Research for education and commercial are as follows:
Execution of experiments:
Laboratory Animal Ethics:All scientists working with laboratory animals must have a deep ethical consideration for the animals they are dealing with. From the ethical point of view it is important that such considerations are taken care of at the individual level, institutional level and finally at the national level. Documentation:All research proposals should be submitted with the following documents:
Elements of Review:
All communications must be addressed to:Deputy Secretary (AW) and Member Secretary (CPCSEA) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India (Animal Welfare Division) 5th Floor, Vayu Wing, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, JorBagh Road, New Delhi – 110003. Telephone No. 011-24695424 Email: <> |