The Administrative CCSEA Rule 2026

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08072026-27442 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 494] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026/ASHADHA 11, 1948 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] 1. (1) These rules may be called the Administrative (Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals) Amendment Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Administrative (Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals) Rules, 2023, in rule 23, after sub-rule (3), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:- "(4) (a) The fee shall be charged as provided in the Table below: Table Serial number | Purpose | Processing fee (in rupees) | | Small animal | Large animal 1. | Registration | 12,000 | 12,000 2. | Registration for breeding for in-house use (Bi) | 18,000 | 30,000 3. | Registration for breeding for the purpose of trade (Bt) | 30,000 | 30,000 4. | Renewal of registration for each purpose | 3,000 | 3,000 5. | Amendment in registration | 12,000 | 12,000 6. | Revision of Institutional Animal Ethics Committee | 1,200 | 7. | Educational protocol on large animals where the Joint Director (Research) or Dean (Research) or equivalent competent authority would certify that the particular protocol under this category is a thesis or academic project. | - | 1,200 (per protocol) 8. | Non-educational or Non-academic protocol on large animals. | - | 6,000 (per protocol) b. The registration shall include but not limit to the purposes of - i. Research for education; ii. Research for commercial; iii. Research; iv. Non-Research Commercial that is to say, Production of Hyperimmune Plasma and Serum. c. The establishments which are applying for registration with CCSEA, for different purposes are required to submit the fee as per their purposes. d. The establishments already registered with CCSEA and applying for renewal of registration are required to submit the renewal fee, as provided in clause (a). e. The amendment in registration shall include but not limit to – i. addition of small animal species (other than the one already registered) for same or different purpose; ii. modification of small animal facility within the same premises; iii. expansion of small animal facility, same or different premises or change of location; iv. modification of large animal facility which will include expansion (increase in number) of existing large animal facility in same or different premises or change of location; and V. addition of different large animal species for same or different purpose. f. If the purpose is more than one, the fee shall be charged as per the respective purpose of registration, renewal and amendment. g. The establishments which do not renew their Animal House Facilities before the date of expiry of the registration, shall be charged registration fee for the respective purpose, as specified in clause (a) in place of renewal fee. [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] h. The fees shall be revised after completion of every three years. (5) The fees and other charges collected by the Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiment on Animal shall be remitted to the Consolidated Fund of India through Bharatkosh". [F. No. V-11011(14)/2/2021-CPCSEA-DADF] Dr. MUTHUKUMARASAMY B., Jt. Secy. MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th June, 2026 G.S.R. 552(E).– Whereas the draft of the Administrative (Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals) Amendment Rules, 2026, was published as required under sub-section (1) of section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii), dated the 23rd March, 2026 vide number S.O. 1496(E), dated the 12th March, 2026 for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice was given that the said draft rules would be taken into consideration by the Central Government after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas the copies of the said Gazette notification was made available to the public on 23rd March, 2026; And whereas the objections and suggestions received in respect of the said draft rules have been considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 38 read with section 15 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Administrative (Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals) Rules, 2023, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Administrative (Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals) Amendment Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Administrative (Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals) Rules, 2023, in rule 23, after sub-rule (3), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely:- "(4) (a) The fee shall be charged as provided in the Table below: 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] Table Serial number | Purpose | Processing fee (in rupees) | | Small animal | Large animal 1. | Registration | 12,000 | 12,000 2. | Registration for breeding for in-house use (Bi) | 18,000 | 30,000 3. | Registration for breeding for the purpose of trade (Bt) | 30,000 | 30,000 4. | Renewal of registration for each purpose | 3,000 | 3,000 5. | Amendment in registration | 12,000 | 12,000 6. | Revision of Institutional Animal Ethics Committee | 1,200 | 7. | Educational protocol on large animals where the Joint Director (Research) or Dean (Research) or equivalent competent authority would certify that the particular protocol under this category is a thesis or academic project. | - | 1,200 (per protocol) 8. | Non-educational or Non-academic protocol on large animals. | - | 6,000 (per protocol) b. The registration shall include but not limit to the purposes of - i. Research for education; ii. Research for commercial; iii. Research; iv. Non-Research Commercial that is to say, Production of Hyperimmune Plasma and Serum. c. The establishments which are applying for registration with CCSEA, for different purposes are required to submit the fee as per their purposes. d. The establishments already registered with CCSEA and applying for renewal of registration are required to submit the renewal fee, as provided in clause (a). e. The amendment in registration shall include but not limit to – i. addition of small animal species (other than the one already registered) for same or different purpose; ii. modification of small animal facility within the same premises; iii. expansion of small animal facility, same or different premises or change of location; iv. modification of large animal facility which will include expansion (increase in number) of existing large animal facility in same or different premises or change of location; and V. addition of different large animal species for same or different purpose. f. If the purpose is more than one, the fee shall be charged as per the respective purpose of registration, renewal and amendment. g. The establishments which do not renew their Animal House Facilities before the date of expiry of the registration, shall be charged registration fee for the respective purpose, as specified in clause (a) in place of renewal fee. [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] h. The fees shall be revised after completion of every three years. (5) The fees and other charges collected by the Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiment on Animal shall be remitted to the Consolidated Fund of India through Bharatkosh". [F. No. V-11011(14)/2/2021-CPCSEA-DADF] Dr. MUTHUKUMARASAMY B., Jt. Secy. Note: The Administrative (Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals) Rules, 2023 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 6th February, 2023 vide number G.S.R. 82(E), dated the 2nd February, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. KUMER CHAND MEENA Digitally signed by KUMER CHAND MEENA Date: 2026.07.08 11:59:02 +05'30'