{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sales-markets-and-lairs-order-northern-ireland-1975/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sales-markets-and-lairs-order-northern-ireland-1975/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1975/294",
  "legislation_title": "The Sales, Markets and Lairs Order (Northern Ireland) 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sales-markets-and-lairs-order-northern-ireland-1975",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Provision for cleansing and disinfection of markets and lairs",
  "text": "(1) Markets and lairs connected thereto shall be maintained in a good state of repair and shall be cleansed and disinfected as provided in Schedule 2 as soon as possible following the completion of a sale of any livestock and not later than 48 hours after the completion of the said sale. If two sales are to be held within a period of 48 hours the premises shall be so cleansed and disinfected after the completion of the first sale and before the commencement of the second sale.\n(2) Lairs at a port or airport shall be cleansed and disinfected as provided in Schedule 2 after any consignment of livestock has been evacuated from the lair and before a further consignment is admitted.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "word substituted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2006/241",
      "affecting_title": "The Sales, Markets and Lairs (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1975/294/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:28:35.137152+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."
}