Artificial Insemination of Cattle (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

Interpretation

3.—(1) Regulation 2 shall be renumbered as regulation 2(1) and in that paragraph—

(a) after the definition of “artificial insemination service” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““centre veterinarian” means the veterinarian approved by the Department under regulation 7(4);”;

(b) after the definition of “cow” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Directive” means Council Directive 88/407/EEC((1)laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species, as amended by Council Directives 90/120/EEC(2), 90/425/EEC(3) and 93/60/EEC(4);”;

(c) after the definition of “farm storage licence” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““Member State” means any member state of the European Communities other than the United Kingdom;”;

(d) the definition of “partially processed” shall be deleted;

(e) for the definition of “processing” there shall be substituted—

““processing” means the processing of semen by means of—

(a)

dilution;

(b)

the addition of any substance which is calculated to prolong its natural life;

(c)

the addition of any antibiotic or any antimicrobial substance for the purpose of promoting and safeguarding animal health;

(d)

packaging it into straws;

(e)

freezing; and

(f)

storing it after freezing in a quarantine storage depot for 30 days, or such other period as the Department may direct in writing,

or by means of one or more of the processes listed at (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this definition;”;

(f) for the definition of “raw semen” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““raw semen” means semen which is not processed;”;

(g) for the definition of “special movement licence” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““special movement licence” means a licence granted under regulation 8(1)(b);”; and

(h) for the definition of “veterinary surgeon” there shall be substituted the following definition—

““veterinary surgeon” means a veterinary surgeon (or veterinary practitioner) registered or recognised under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966(5).”.

(2) After regulation 2(1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(2) Any other expressions used in these Regulations have the meaning they bear in the Directive.”.

(1)

O.J. No. L194, 22.7.88, p. 10

(2)

O.J. No. L71, 17.3.90, p. 37

(3)

O.J. No. L224, 18.8.90, p. 29

(4)

O.J. No. L186, 28.7.93, p. 28

(5)

1966 c. 36