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i. The categories of Biomedical Experiments are based on the Ethical Concerns for Non-
Human Species. There are five categories of experiments involving animals that will be
evaluated by the committee.

a. Category A: Experiments involving either no living materials or use of non-living
materials or use of plants, bacteria, protozoa or invertebrate animal species;
b. Category B: Experiments on vertebrate animal species that are expected to
produce little or no discomfort;
c. Category C: Experiments that involve some minor stress or pain (short duration
pain) to the vertebrate animal species;
d. Category D: Experiments that involve significant but unavoidable stress or pain
to the vertebrate animal species; and
e. Category E: Procedures that involve inflicting severe pain near, at or above the
pain tolerance threshold of conscious animals (unanaesthetised).

Submission to be made using Borang ACUC (Appendix 10).
For further questions and inquiries, investigator may contact the ACUC Secretariat at:

Secretary,
Jawatankuasa Penggunaan & Penjagaan Haiwan Dalam Penyelidikan (ACUC)
Ministry of Health
d/a Unit Sumber Haiwan
Makmal Institut Penyelidikan Perubatan
Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur

7.6. Research involving Orang Asli (Aborigines): Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli (JAKOA)

Any research involving Orang Asli (Aborigines) requires approval from the Jabatan Kemajuan
Orang Asli (JAKOA). PI can download the research application form from www.jakoa.gov.
my. The completed form should be sent to the Research Unit of Bahagian Perancangan dan
Penyelidikan (JAKOA) 14 days before the commencement of the research [19]. For further
information, please contact the relevant secretariat via email; unitkajian@jakoa.gov.my or via
phone at +603-2161 0577 ext 321/330.

7.7. Research involving Ministry of Education (MOE) facilities
Any research involving the MOE are required to register their research on the eRas system
[20] at www.eras.moe.gov.my (Sistem Permohonan Menjalankan Penyelidikan Pendidikan
Dalam Talian). For further information, please refer to Bahagian Perancangan dan Penyelidikan
Dasar Penyelidikan, MOE.

Bahagian Perancangan dan Penyelidikan Dasar Pendidikan,
Ministry of Education,
Level 1-4, Block E8, Complex E,
62604 Putrajaya.
Tel: +603-8884 6500

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