Article 3 Interpretation

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

art. 3(1) words revoked by Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) 2009 art. 2(2) Sch. 2
art. 3(1) words substituted by Animal Health Orders (Divisional Veterinary Manager Amendment) 1995 Sch. 1 Pt. 1
art. 3(1) words omitted by Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) 1992 Sch. 2 para. 2
art. 3(1) words revoked by Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) 2010 art. 2(2) Sch. 2
art. 3(1) words omitted by Animal Health 2013 art. 7(2)(a)
art. 3(1) words inserted by Animal Health 2013 art. 7(2)(b)

(1)

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the Animal Health Act 1981;
“the appropriate Minister” means, in relation to England, the Minister, and in relation to Scotland or to Wales, the Secretary of State;
“approved disinfectant” means a disinfectant for the time being to receive information about horses and carcases affected or suspected of being affected with disease for the area in which such horses or carcases are;
“horse” means a horse, ass, jennet, mule, rhinoceros, tapir or zebra;
“infected place” means a place declared to be an infected place by a notice in Form A served under article 5;
“inspector” means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of the Act by the Minister or by a local authority, and, when used in relation to an officer of the Ministry, includes a veterinary inspector;
“the Minister” and “the Ministry” means respectively the Minister and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
“premises” includes land;
“veterinary inspector” means a veterinary inspector appointed by the Minister;
“veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons or in the supplementary veterinary register.

(2)

Any reference in this Order—

(a)

to a numbered article or Schedule, is a reference to the article or Schedule bearing that number in this Order, and

(b)

to a lettered Form, is a reference to the Form bearing that letter in Schedule 1 to this Order.