{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heads-of-sheep-and-goats-order-1996/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heads-of-sheep-and-goats-order-1996/article-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2264",
  "legislation_title": "The Heads of Sheep and Goats Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heads-of-sheep-and-goats-order-1996",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Exceptions from the requirement to stain heads of sheep and goats",
  "text": "The requirement in articles 4(2) and 5(1) above to stain the head of a sheep or goat shall not apply if the head is—\n(a) to be sent to a veterinary or medical school, laboratory, hospital or similar institution for instructional, diagnostic or research purposes, provided that it is stored separately from all other animal materials and is clearly identified; or\n(b) intended to be used for non-food or non-feedingstuff purposes and is sent directly to premises referred to in article 9(1)(e) for treatment as if it were specified bovine material.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2264/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:36:05.986201+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."
}