{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgery-artificial-insemination-of-mares-order-2004/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1504",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination of Mares) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgery-artificial-insemination-of-mares-order-2004",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the Act” means the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966;\n“approved course” means a course of instruction in the artificial insemination of mares which has been approved by the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons;\n“lay person” means a person who is —\n(a) not a veterinary surgeon;\n(b) aged 18 years or over; and\n(c) either—\n(i) a student inseminator, carrying out artificial insemination as part of an approved course under the direct and continuous supervision of a veterinary surgeon, or\n(ii) a qualified inseminator, acting in accordance with a certificate of exemption;\n“the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and\n“veterinary surgeon” means a person who is registered in the register of veterinary surgeons or in the supplementary register.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1504/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:24:07.864236+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."
}