A code of welfare is treated as a legislative instrument for certain purposes. You need to know that this is about something called disallowance. This provision is part of the Animal Welfare Act 1999, but it was repealed on 28 October 2021 by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021.

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78A: Review date may be extended, or

"The deadline to review animal welfare rules can be postponed."

80: Purposes, or

"Why animals can be used in research and teaching, and how to treat them kindly"

Part 5Codes of welfare

79Codes of welfare treated as legislative instruments for purposes of disallowance (Repealed)

Notes

Section 79: repealed, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).