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Animal Welfare Act 1999

Use of animals in research, testing, and teaching - Animal ethics committees

98: Establishment of animal ethics committees

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"Setting up a team to help look after animals properly"

If you are a code holder, you must set up and keep an animal ethics committee. You have to make sure the committee is always working. This is so you can look after animals properly.

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Part 6Use of animals in research, testing, and teaching
Animal ethics committees

98Establishment of animal ethics committees

  1. Every code holder must establish and maintain an animal ethics committee.