Article 2 Interpretation

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

art. 2(1) words revoked by Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) 2009 art. 2(2) Sch. 2
art. 2(1) words substituted by Animal Health Orders (Divisional Veterinary Manager Amendment) 1995 Sch. 1 Pt. 1
art. 2(1) words substituted by Animal Health 2013 art. 2(2)
art. 2(1) words revoked by Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) 2010 art. 2(2) Sch. 2

(1)

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the Diseases of Animals Act 1950;
“divisional veterinary officer” means the officer appointed for the time being by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to receive notification about the shipment of horses from ports and aerodromes for the area in which is situated the port or aerodrome from which shipment of the horse is to take place;
“horse” includes ass and mule;
“the Minister”, in its application to horses shipped or intended to be shipped from England and Wales, means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and in its corresponding application to Scotland means the Secretary of State;
“shipped” means carried by sea or by air, and “shipment” shall be construed accordingly;
“veterinary inspector” means a veterinary inspector appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

(2)

The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament, and as if this Order and the Orders hereby revoked were Acts of Parliament.