{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-animals-waste-food-fees-for-licences-order-1987/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/361",
  "legislation_title": "The Diseases of Animals (Waste Food) (Fees for Licences) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-animals-waste-food-fees-for-licences-order-1987",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the appropriate Minister”means, in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and in relation to Scotland or to Wales, the Secretary of State;;\n“the 1973 Order”means the Diseases of Animals (Waste Food) Order 1973.\n“a seasonal operator”means a person who operates plant and equipment for processing waste food on any premises for a period of not more than six months in any twelve months ending with 31st March.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1973/1936 as amended by S.I. 1987/232."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/361/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:31:06.430764+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."
}