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Terms and conditions

The VLA website is maintained for your personal use and viewing. Access and use by you of this site constitutes acceptance by you of these Terms and Conditions that take effect from the date of first use.

Hyperlinks to the VLA website

VLA encourages users to set up hypertext links to this website, and you do not have to ask permission to link directly to pages hosted on this site. However, we do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. The VLA pages must load into the user's entire window.

Hyperlinks to third party websites

VLA is not responsible for the contents or reliability of linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of the linked pages.

Virus protection

We make every effort to check and test material at all stages of publication. It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the Internet. We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from this website.

Disclaimer

The VLA website and material relating to Government information, products and services (or to third party information, products and services), is provided 'as is', without any representation or endorsement made and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

We do not guarantee that the functions in the material on this site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or represent the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use of, data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of the VLA website.

The above Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising under these Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Site navigation

Our site can be navigated using:

  • A to Z menu
  • Search
  • Menu along the bottom of the banner
  • Menu in the left hand column of each page.

Searching

You can search the text files on the VLA website by using the Search button above to bring up the search screen. Please enter the word or words to look for in the box, then start the search by pressing Enter.

You can look for several words either singerly or in combination. You can also exclude words. For example:

to find pages containing information about sheep, enter:

sheep

to find pages containing information about sheep, beef or pigs, enter:

sheep or beef or pigs

to find pages containing information about both sheep and pigs, enter:

sheep and pigs

to find pages containing information about sheep, but not those that contain information about beef, enter:

sheep not beef

Remember that there are many synonyms for the terms used in this service. For example, you might find more information if you searched for sheep or lamb or mutton.

Feedback

We welcome any feedback and suggestions on what you would like us to publish on the site. Please complete our Website Feedback Form.

For more information, see our Contact Us page.

Accessibility

For information about accessibility and our site please see our accessibility page.