{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/movement-of-animals-restrictions-scotland-order-2003/article-7",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/353",
  "legislation_title": "The Movement of Animals (Restrictions) (Scotland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/movement-of-animals-restrictions-scotland-order-2003",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Veterinary investigation as to the existence of disease",
  "text": "(1) Where, for any reason, the Scottish Ministers consider it necessary to establish whether or not disease exists on any premises or means of transport, a veterinary inspector may carry out such inquiries, examinations and tests and take such samples as that veterinary inspector considers necessary.\n(2) A veterinary inspector may mark, or cause to be marked, for identification purposes any animal, carcase or other thing in relation to which any of the powers under paragraph (1) have been exercised.\n(3) No person shall deface, obliterate or remove any mark applied under paragraph (2).\n(4) The person in charge of the premises or means of transport or any employee or agent of that person shall render such reasonable assistance to a veterinary inspector as that veterinary inspector may require for the purpose of facilitating the exercise of any powers under paragraphs (1) or (2).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/353/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:35:40.032127+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."
}