# Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1954, Paragraph 7


Any minor operation performed by a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner, being an operation which, by reason of its quickness or painlessness, is customarily so performed without the use of an anaesthetic.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/2-3/46/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-anaesthetics-act-1954/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-7
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