{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marketing-of-eggs-act-northern-ireland-1957/section-24",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marketing-of-eggs-act-northern-ireland-1957/section-24.json",
  "legislation": "apni/1957/27",
  "legislation_title": "Marketing of Eggs Act (Northern Ireland) 1957",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marketing-of-eggs-act-northern-ireland-1957",
  "path": "section/24",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act the expression—\n“aerodrome” means any area designed, equipped, set apart or commonly used for affording facilities for the landing and departure of aircraft;\n“chemical-storage” means storage for the purpose of preserving eggs by any process which does not alter the composition of the shells, including storage in any gas, vapour or gaseous mixture;\nDefinition rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/23\n“eggs” means eggs in shells laid by domestic hens and domestic ducks;\nDefinitions rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/23\n“liquid egg” means eggs removed from their shells for the purpose of being sold in bulk;\n“Ministry” means the Ministry of Agriculture;\n“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the Ministry under this Act;\n“registered” means registered under this Act;\nDefinitions rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/23",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1957/27/section/24",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:33:18.571429+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."
}