Vivisection Act 1988. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Text No. 501, 20 October 1989. Long titleFederal Act on vivisection. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Registration Research Inspection Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Federal Act enters into force on 1 January 1990. 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). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Amended by Act amending the Vivisection Act. Legislation | Austria | 2005 Keyword: Animal welfare, Registration, Research, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Act amending the Vivisection Act 1988. Legislation | Austria | 1999 Keyword: Animal welfare, Registration, Research, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Federal Act on Experiments on Live Animals (Animal Experiments Act 2012). Legislation | Austria | 2012 (2020) Keyword: Animal welfare, Registration, Authorization/permit, Research, Inspection, Animal health, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Institution, Marking/identification, Monitoring, Toxicity/poisoning, Endangered species, Insects, Molluscs, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX