{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/horticulture-act-northern-ireland-1966/section-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/horticulture-act-northern-ireland-1966/section-16.json",
  "legislation": "apni/1966/15",
  "legislation_title": "Horticulture Act (Northern Ireland) 1966",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/horticulture-act-northern-ireland-1966",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Meaning of “processing” in relation to horticultural produce.",
  "text": "For the purposes of this Part “processing” in relation to horticultural produce means subjecting such produce to any, or any combination, of the following processes—\n(a) a process of peeling, trimming, washing or other preparation for canning, bottling, drying or freezing;\n(b) a process of filling into containers or closing containers, being, in either case, a process used in association with any process such as is referred to in paragraph ( c), ( d) or ( e);\n(c) a process of treatment by heat, chemicals, irradiation or any other means of cooking or sterilising, whether before, during or after filling into containers;\n(d) a process of drying;\n(e) a process of freezing;\nbut does not include any such process conducted by a person carrying on the business of manufacturing jam, marmalade or jelly preserves in so far only as it relates to the purposes of such a business.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1966/15/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:32:16.097353+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."
}