{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/slaughter-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-1932/section-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/slaughter-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-1932/section-9.json",
  "legislation": "apni/1932/9",
  "legislation_title": "Slaughter of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1932",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/slaughter-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-1932",
  "path": "section/9",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "For the purpose of this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—\n“Slaughter-house” means any building, premises or place used in connection with the business of killing animals for the purpose of the flesh being used as butcher's meat;\nDefinition rep. by SR 1996/558\n[ “Butcher's meat” means the flesh of any animal intended for human consumption];\n“Animal” means any horse, mare, gelding, pony, foal, colt, filly, stallion, ass, donkey, mule, bull, cow, bullock, heifer, calf, steer, ox, sheep, ewe, wether, ram, lamb, goat, kid, [ pig, boar, hog or sow];\nDefinition rep. by 1981 NI 22\nDefinition rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/343\n[ “Local Authority” means a district council];\nDefinition rep. by SR 1996/558",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1953 c.21 (NI)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "1953 c.21 (NI)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "SRO (NI) 1973/343"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1932/9/section/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:34:32.906709+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."
}