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The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Appropriate Methods of Humane Killing) Order 1996
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Schedule 1 to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 sets out, for the purposes of the Act, the standard methods of humane killing. This Order revises that Schedule. A full explanation of the requirements is contained in the revised Code of Practice issued under section 21 of the 1986 Act, which was presented to Parliament on 13th January 1997 (HC 193).
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Home Office, Animals Procedures Section Room 983 50 Queen Anne’s Gate London SW1H 9AT.
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