{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/african-horse-sickness-england-regulations-2012/regulation-21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/african-horse-sickness-england-regulations-2012/regulation-21.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2629",
  "legislation_title": "The African Horse Sickness (England) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/african-horse-sickness-england-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/21",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Declaration of zones",
  "text": "(1) A declaration of a zone under these Regulations—\n(a) must be in writing;\n(b) must designate the extent of the zone being declared;\n(c) may be amended or revoked by further declaration at any time.\n(2) Unless the Secretary of State states otherwise in any declaration of a zone, any movement which is prohibited but has already started when such a declaration comes into force may be completed.\n(3) Any person on whom a restriction or other measure is imposed by virtue of a declaration under regulation 17(5), 18(9), or 19(3) must comply with it.\n(4) In deciding to amend or revoke any declaration of a zone, the Secretary of State must have regard to the epidemiological situation and the measures necessary to control the spread of African horse sickness virus.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 21 in force at 21.11.2012, see reg. 1(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2629/regulation/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:16:11.185642+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}