{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/specified-diseases-notification-order-1996/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/specified-diseases-notification-order-1996/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2628",
  "legislation_title": "The Specified Diseases (Notification) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/specified-diseases-notification-order-1996",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n...\n“veterinary surgeon” means a veterinary surgeon (or veterinary practitioner) registered under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Order revoked (E. in relation to Bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/130), art. 18; and revoked (W. in relation to Bluetongue) (19.2.2003) by The Bluetongue (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/326), art. 19"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(1) revoked (E.) (1.11.2009) by The Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2713), arts. 1, 2(2), Sch. 2; and revoked (W.) (1.4.2010) by The Animal Health (Divisional Veterinary Managers) (Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/618), arts. 1, 2(2), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 21.10.1996, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1966 c. 36."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2628/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:33:56.791972+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."
}