{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infectious-diseases-of-horses-order-1987/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/790",
  "legislation_title": "The Infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infectious-diseases-of-horses-order-1987",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—\n“the Act” means the Animal Health Act 1981;\n“the appropriate Minister” means, in relation to England, the Minister, and in relation to Scotland or to Wales, the Secretary of State;\n“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;\n“horse” means a horse, ass, jennet, mule, rhinoceros, tapir or zebra;\n“infected place” means a place declared to be an infected place by a notice in Form A served under article 5;\n“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;\n“the Minister” and “the Ministry” means respectively the Minister and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;\n“premises” includes land;\n“veterinary inspector” means a veterinary inspector appointed by the Minister;\n“veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons or in the supplementary veterinary register.\n(2) Any reference in this Order—\n(a) to a numbered article or Schedule, is a reference to the article or Schedule bearing that number in this Order, and\n(b) to a lettered Form, is a reference to the Form bearing that letter in Schedule 1 to this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "affecting": "uksi/2009/2713",
      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) Order 2009"
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      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) (Wales) Order 2010"
    },
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2013/173",
      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2013"
    },
    {
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      "affecting": "ssi/2013/173",
      "affecting_title": "The Animal Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2013"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/790/article/3",
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  "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."
}