{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-animals-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-23A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-animals-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-23A.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1981/1115",
  "legislation_title": "The Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-animals-northern-ireland-order-1981",
  "path": "article/23A",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "23A",
  "heading": "Animal welfare in exportation",
  "text": "(1) The Department, in the interests of animal welfare, may by order—\n(a) regulate the exportation from Northern Ireland of animals or poultry, and, in particular, prohibit exportation without such licence or certificate as may be prescribed by the order;\n(b) make provision as to the circumstances in which, and the conditions on which, a certificate or licence may be obtained.\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), an order under that paragraph may include provision for requiring persons proposing to export animals or poultry from Northern Ireland to furnish information about—\n(a) the intended ultimate destination of the animals or poultry;\n(b) the arrangements for conveying them to that destination; and\n(c) any other matters which may be specified in the order.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Arts. 21-23A repealed (2.4.2012 for art. 22 and otherwise prosp.) by Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16), s. 59, Sch. 5 (with ss. 1(2), 52(1), 53, 54); S.R. 2012/154, art. 2(b), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "1984 NI 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/1115/article/23A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:51:34.555607+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."
}