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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sales-markets-and-lairs-order-northern-ireland-1975/article-3",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1975/294",
  "legislation_title": "The Sales, Markets and Lairs Order (Northern Ireland) 1975",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“animals” means bovine animals and swine and in Part IV is extended to include sheep and goats;\n“approved assembly point” means an assembly point in respect of which a notice of approval is for the time being in operation under Article 17;\n“approved market” means a market in respect of which a notice of approval is for the time being in operation under Article 13;\n“calf” means a bovine animal not older than 3 months;\n“Community instrument” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 1 of the European Communities Act 1972;\n“Department” means the Department of Agriculture;\n“draft sale” means a sale held on private premises of surplus stock from not more than 3 herds of bovine animals or of swine;\n“EEC approved market” means a market in respect of which a notice of approval is for the time being in operation under Article 16;\n“herd” means one or more bovine animals or swine in the same ownership;\n“lair” means a building, erection, pen, yard or other enclosure used for the reception or temporary detention of animals brought to a market for sale or to a port or airport for shipment but does not include a grass enclosure;\n“lairage authority” means a district council or person in charge of the premises of a lair;\n“market” means a market place, sale yard or other premises or place in or upon which animals are exhibited for the purpose of public sale;\n“market authority” means a district council or person in charge of the premises of a market;\n“public place” means a place to which the public have a right of access or which the public is permitted to enter for the time being but does not include an approved market or premises where a draft sale is held;\n“public sale” means a sale to which animals the property of different owners are brought for sale by auction or otherwise.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68"
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