{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equine-viral-arteritis-order-1995/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equine-viral-arteritis-order-1995/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1755",
  "legislation_title": "The Equine Viral Arteritis Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equine-viral-arteritis-order-1995",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,\n“Chief Veterinary Officer” means the Chief Veterinary Officer of the Ministry;\n“disease” means equine viral arteritis;\n“Divisional Veterinary Officer” means the veterinary inspector appointed for the time being by the Minister to receive information about affected or suspected horses for the area in which such horses are;\n“virus” means the virus of the disease.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1995/2922",
      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health Orders (Divisional Veterinary Manager Amendment) Order 1995"
    },
    {
      "type": "words revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2009/2713",
      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) Order 2009"
    },
    {
      "type": "words revoked",
      "affecting": "wsi/2010/618",
      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) (Wales) Order 2010"
    },
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2013/173",
      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2013"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2013/173",
      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2013"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1755/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:05:58.971281+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."
}