{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pigs-records-identification-and-movement-order-2011/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pigs-records-identification-and-movement-order-2011/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/2154",
  "legislation_title": "The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pigs-records-identification-and-movement-order-2011",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n...\n“CPH number” means the county parish holding number assigned to a holding by the Secretary of State;\n\"the database operator” means the operator nominated by the Secretary of State under article 12(A1);\n“herdmark” means an alphanumeric code issued by the Secretary of State under article 4(2);\n“holding” means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open air farm, any place in which pigs are held, kept or handled;\n“identification mark” means an eartag or tattoo which complies with article 6;\n“keeper” means any person having care and control of pigs, whether on a temporary or permanent basis, but does not include a person who only transports pigs;\n“MLCSL” means Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Limited.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 omitted (1.6.2018) by virtue of The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/501), arts. 1, 2(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 inserted (1.6.2018) by The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/501), arts. 1, 2(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2154/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:56:49.206510+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."
}