{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/artificial-reproduction-of-animals-northern-ireland-order-1975/article-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/artificial-reproduction-of-animals-northern-ireland-order-1975/article-6.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1975/1834",
  "legislation_title": "Artificial Reproduction of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/artificial-reproduction-of-animals-northern-ireland-order-1975",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Movement of semen or ova into Northern Ireland",
  "text": "(1) Subject to the provisions of this Article, a person shall not bring or cause to be brought into Northern Ireland the semen or ova of any animal except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by the Department.\n(2) Where the Department is satisfied that the withholding of such a licence is necessary as a precaution against the spread of disease the Department shall not grant a licence under this Article.\n(2A) A licence under this Article may be granted by the Department on payment of such fee as the Department may determine.\n(3) A licence under this Article may at any time be revoked by the Department.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1994 NI 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Art. 6(1) excluded (1.11.2006) by Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/401), reg. 33, Sch. 8 (with arts. 3, 34, Schs. 8, 9)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1975/1834/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:54:03.983707+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."
}