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Animals Protection Amendment Act 1983 (Act No. 141 of 1983).

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Legislation
Date
1983
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend the Animals Protection Act 1960.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal welfare Transport/storage Inspection
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The principal Act is amended with respect to Offences of cruelty, powers of inspectors, and exemptions from prohibitions. Section 19a introduces the requirement of a code of ethical conduct in experimenting on animals. Regulations may be made under section 20 of this Act prohibiting any research, experimental, diagnostic, toxicity, or potency testing work involving the manipulation of any live animal, or any teaching involving the manipulation of any live animal, unless that work or teaching is carried out in accordance with a code of ethical conduct relating to the welfare and humane treatment of the live animal involved.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Animals Protection Act 1960.

Legislation | New Zealand | 1960 (1980)

Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX