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  "legislation": "nisr/1988/339",
  "legislation_title": "Artificial Insemination of Cattle Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these regulations—\n“approved” means approved by the Department in writing;\n“approved bull” means a bull approved by the Department under regulation 10(1);\n“artificial insemination service” means the provision, for reward, of the services of the holder of a commercial inseminator licence for the purposes of the artificial insemination of cows on farms for or on behalf of their owner;\n“collect” means to obtain semen from a bull by any means but does not include the collection of semen by a veterinary surgeon for the purposes of assessing its suitability for use in artificial insemination;\n“commercial inseminator licence” means a licence granted under regulation 3(1)(a);\n“cow” includes heifer;\n“distribution licence” means a licence granted under regulation 8(1)(a);\n“farm inseminator licence” means a licence granted under regulation 3(1)(b);\n“farm storage licence” means a licence granted under regulation 5(1)(c);\n“partially processed” means the partial processing of semen by means of one or more of the processes listed at (a), (b), (c) and (d) in the definition of “processing”;\n“processing” means the processing of semen by means of—\n(a) dilution;\n(b) the addition of any substance which is calculated to prolong its natural life;\n(c) the addition of any antibiotic or antimicrobial substance for the purpose of promoting and safeguarding animal health;\n(d) packaging it into straws;\n(e) freezing; and\n(f) storing it after freezing in a quarantine storage depot for 30 days, or such other period as the Department may direct in writing;\n“processing centre” means premises specified in and approved for the purposes of a processing centre licence;\n“processing centre licence” means a licence granted under regulation 7;\n“quarantine storage depot” means premises specified in and approved for the purposes of a quarantine storage depot licence;\n“quarantine storage depot licence” means a licence granted under regulation 6(1);\n“raw semen” means semen which is neither processed nor partially processed;\n“semen” means semen from a bull;\n“semen shop” means premises specified in and approved for the purposes of a semen shop licence;\n“semen shop licence” means a licence granted under regulation 5(1)(b);\n“special movement licence” means a licence granted under regulation 8(1)(b) or (3)(b);\n“storage centre” means premises, which may be a main store (whether operated by the holder of a supply licence or otherwise) or a supply centre store, and which are specified in and approved for the purposes of a storage centre licence;\n“storage centre licence” means a licence granted under regulation 5(1)(a);\n“supply licence” means a licence granted under regulation 4(1);\n“the 1975 Order” means the Artificial Reproduction of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1975;\n“the 1976 Regulations” means the Artificial Insemination (Cattle) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976; and\n“veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1976 No. 76 as amended by S.R. 1981 No. 396"
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