Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Appropriate Methods of Humane Killing) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997
Schedule 1 to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, as adapted for Northern Ireland by section 29 thereof, 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 a revised Code of Practice entitled “The Humane Killing of Animals under Schedule 1 to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986” and issued in accordance with section 21 of the 1986 Act on 13th January 1997. Copies can be obtained from The Stationery Office bookshops.