{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-miscellaneous-amendments-scotland-order-2013/article-17",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2013/173",
  "legislation_title": "The Animal Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-miscellaneous-amendments-scotland-order-2013",
  "path": "article/17",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006",
  "text": "(1) The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006 is amended in accordance with this article.\n(2) In article 2(1) (interpretation)—\n(a) omit the definition of “Divisional Veterinary Manager”; and\n(b) insert after the definition of “ associated protection zone ”\n““authorised veterinary inspector” means a veterinary inspector authorised by the Scottish Ministers to receive information about animals or carcases infected or suspected of being infected;”.\n(3) In the following provisions, for “the Divisional Veterinary Manager” in each place where those words occur substitute “ an authorised veterinary inspector ”\n(a) article 8(1), (2), (3) and (4) (notification of disease or suspected disease);\n(b) in Schedule 2 (measures applicable to premises on suspicion or confirmation of disease), paragraph 1(1); and\n(c) in Schedule 7 (measures applicable in a wild animal infected zone), paragraph 1.\n(4) In article 8(5) (notification of disease or suspected disease), for “any Divisional Veterinary Manager” substitute “ any authorised veterinary inspector ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.S.I. 2006/44, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/173/article/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:39:26.364839+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."
}