# The Infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987, Article 2: Extension of definitions of “animals” and “disease”


For the purposes of the Act in its application to this Order—
(a) the definition of “animals” in section 87(1) of the Act is hereby extended so as to comprise horses, asses, jennets, mules, rhinoceroses, tapirs and zebras; and
(b) the definition of “disease” in section 88(1) of the Act is hereby extended so as to comprise African horse sickness, contagious equine metritis, dourine, epizootic lymphangitis, equine infectious anaemia, equine viral encephalo-myelitis and glanders (including the form of glanders commonly known as farcy).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/790/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infectious-diseases-of-horses-order-1987/article-2
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