Vivisection Act 1988.
Country
Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
The present Act regulates the experimentation on living animals to reduce the number of animal subject to vivisection and to promote methods to replace such practice. The text consists of 21 articles divided into 9 Parts as follows: Subject (I); Conditions for carrying out animal experimentations (II); Carrying out animal experimentations (III); Monitoring animal experimentations (IV); Register of animal experimentations (V); Promotion of substitute methods (VI); Penalties (VII); Entry into force and transitional provisions (VIII); Execution (IX).
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Long title of text
Federal Act on vivisection.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
The present Federal Act enters into force on 1 January 1990.
Notes
The present Act repeals the Animal Experimentation Act (BGBl. No. 184/1974).
Repealed
Yes
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt, Text No. 501, 20 October 1989.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Bundesgesetz vom 27. September 1989 über Versuche an lebenden Tieren (Tierversuchsgesetz 1988).