# The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012, Regulation 3: Protected animals


In section 1 (definition of “protected animal”)—
(a) in subsection (1) at the end insert “and any living cephalopod”;
(b) in subsection (2)(a) for “half” substitute “two-thirds of”;
(c) after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A) Any living cephalopod in its embryonic form is not a protected animal.”;
(d) in subsection (3)(a) for “invertebrates of any description” substitute “any description of invertebrates other than cephalopods”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111530313/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-animals-scientific-procedures-act-1986-amendment-regulations-2012/regulation-3
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