Animal Welfare Act 1999

• A Guide to the Animal Welfare Act 1999 or PDF Version (248 KB)

This guide provides a general overview of the Animal Welfare Act 1999 and was written at the time the Act was established.

A full copy of the Animal Welfare Act is available here .

• A Guide to Part 6 of the Animal Welfare Act 1999 (17011 KB)

Also written at the time the Act came into force, this publication provides a general overview of the use of animals in research, testing and teaching, which comes under part 6 of the Act.

• NAWAC Guidelines

From time to time NAWAC publishes guidelines which set out the principles and procedures by which it operates. These guidelines are not intended as a legal interpretation of the Animal Welfare Act 1999 and are updated in light of experience gained by NAWAC during its deliberations.

Page last updated: 26 April 2011