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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disease-control-interim-measures-scotland-order-2002/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/34",
  "legislation_title": "The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disease-control-interim-measures-scotland-order-2002",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order–\n“the Act” means the Animal Health Act 1981;\n“animals” means cattle, sheep, goats and all other ruminating animals, swine and elephants;\n“approved disinfectant” means a disinfectant listed in the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978;\n“market premises” includes a market place, fairground, highway, sale-yard or other premises or place upon which markets, fairs and sales of animals are held, and any lair or enclosure adjoining or used in connection with a market;\n“premises” includes land, with or without buildings;\n“vehicle” includes a trailer and the detachable body of a vehicle and any all-terrain vehicle.\n(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Order–\n(a) to a numbered article is a reference to the article so numbered in this Order;\n(b) to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the article in which it occurs;\n(c) to a numbered Schedule is a reference to the Schedule so numbered in this Order.\n(3) A reference in this Order to anything done in writing includes a reference to that thing being done by electronic communication, as defined in the Electronic Communications Act 2000, which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1978/32, as amended by S.I. 1983/1071 and 1999/919 and as further amended in relation to Scotland only by S.S.I. 2001/45 and 51."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 7."
    }
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      "affecting_title": "The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2002"
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      "affecting_title": "The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Order 2007"
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      "affecting_title": "The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2007"
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    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2013/173",
      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2013"
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  "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."
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