{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/african-horse-sickness-scotland-order-2012/article-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/african-horse-sickness-scotland-order-2012/article-25.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2012/178",
  "legislation_title": "The African Horse Sickness (Scotland) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/african-horse-sickness-scotland-order-2012",
  "path": "article/25",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Declaration of zones",
  "text": "(1) A declaration of a zone under this Order—\n(a) must be in writing and publicised;\n(b) must designate the extent of the zone being declared; and\n(c) may be amended or revoked by further declaration at any time.\n(2) Unless the Scottish Ministers state 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 article 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 Scottish Ministers must have regard to the epidemiological situation and the measures necessary to control the spread of African horse sickness virus.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/178/article/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:43:51.771108+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."
}