{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-post-import-control-order-northern-ireland-1993/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-post-import-control-order-northern-ireland-1993/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1993/307",
  "legislation_title": "Animals (Post-Import Control) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-post-import-control-order-northern-ireland-1993",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“Divisional Veterinary Officer” means a Divisional Veterinary Officer of the Department;\n“health certification” in relation to any animal means the health certificate required to accompany that animal under the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 or under the conditions of a licence granted in relation to it under the Importation of Animals Order (Northern Ireland) 1986;\n“imported” means landed in Northern Ireland by any means whatsoever; and\n“place of destination” in relation to any animals means the place to which they have been consigned as specified in the accompanying health certification.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1993 No. 305"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.R. 1986 No. 253"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1993/307/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:50:34.264287+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."
}