{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mareks-disease-restriction-on-vaccination-order-1987/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/905",
  "legislation_title": "The Marek’s Disease (Restriction on Vaccination) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mareks-disease-restriction-on-vaccination-order-1987",
  "path": "article/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\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“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“poultry” means live birds of the following species, that is to say domestic fowls, turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea-fowls, pigeons, pheasants and partridges;\n“veterinary inspector” means a veterinary inspector appointed by the Minister.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/905/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:26:12.392433+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."
}