[The Laboratory Animal Act (author's transl)].

The Laboratory Animal Act which was passed by the Second Chamber of Partiament in the Netherlands on June 1, 1976, is regarded as a Landmark in the care and management of laboratory animals, in previous years achieved on a voluntary basis. In addition to direct regulations for the protection of laboratory animals, the act includes standards to expert knowledge and skill, which have to be complied with by those taking part in experimental studies on animals, such as animal technicians, scientists who use the results of these experiments and specialists in laboratory animal science.