{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-1972/section-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-1972/section-29.json",
  "legislation": "apni/1972/7",
  "legislation_title": "Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-1972",
  "path": "section/29",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "(1) In this Act—\n“animal” includes bird, fish and reptile;\n“authorised officer” means an officer of the Ministry generally or specially authorised in writing by the Ministry for the purposes of this Act;\n“domestic animal” means any animal which is tame or which has been or is being tamed;\n“horse” means any member of the equine species;\n“Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture;\n“Ministry” means the Ministry of Agriculture;\n“police officer” means a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or of any Harbour Police;\n“premises” includes land;\n“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1( f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 1954 c.33;\n“veterinary surgeon” has the meaning assigned to it by the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 1966 c.36, and includes a veterinary practitioner within the meaning of that Act.\n(2) A reference in this Act to any animal shall include a reference to the male, female and young of that animal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1972/7/section/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:29:09.607708+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."
}