# Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, Paragraph 2


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, any experiment or series of experiments which is lawfully in progress under the previous Act immediately before the coming into force of section 3 of this Act shall be treated for the purposes of this Act as authorised by a project licence.
(2) The Secretary of State may direct that sub-paragraph (1) above shall cease to have effect on such date as he may specify; and different dates may be specified in relation to different cases.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/14/schedule/4/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animals-scientific-procedures-act-1986/schedule-4/paragraph-2
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