{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgery-artificial-insemination-order-2007/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgery-artificial-insemination-order-2007/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1315",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgery-artificial-insemination-order-2007",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nArticles 2 and 3 of this Order, which apply in England only—\n(a) specify the artificial insemination of cows as a minor treatment, test or operation for the purposes of section 19(4)(e) of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (c. 36); and\n(b) specify the conditions that apply in relation to the carrying out of artificial insemination of cows by a person who is not a veterinary surgeon.\nArticles 5 to 8, which apply in the United Kingdom—\n(a) specify the artificial insemination of mares as a minor treatment, test or operation for the purposes of section 19(4)(e) of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966; and\n(b) specify the conditions that apply in relation to the carrying out of artificial insemination of mares by a person who is not a veterinary surgeon.\nA full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1315/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:54:45.039572+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."
}