# The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (Amendment to Schedule 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order.)
Article 2 of this Order adds references to ferrets and gerbils and to pigs and sheep, if genetically modified, to the list of animals in Schedule 2 to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 as from 1st January 1999. That Schedule lists animals which must be obtained only from designated breeding or supplying establishments.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/331/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animals-scientific-procedures-act-amendment-to-schedule-2-order-northern-ireland-1998/note
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