The Genetically Modified Animal Feed Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations –

“the Act” means the Agriculture Act 1970(1);

“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;

“inspector” means a person appointed by the Department under section 67(2) of the Act(2);

“Regulation 1829/2003” means Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed(3);

“specified community provision” means a provision of Regulation 1829/2003 specified in Column 1 and described in Column 2 of the Schedule.

(2) In these Regulations –

(a) any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in Regulation 1829/2003;

(b) any reference to a numbered regulation is, unless the contrary is indicated, a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations;

(c) any reference to a Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations.

(3) Other expressions used in these Regulations and in Regulation 1829/2003 have the same meanings in these Regulations as in Regulation 1829/2003.

(4) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(4) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(1)

1970 c. 40

(2)

Section 67, in its application to Northern Ireland, is substituted by section 86(3) of the Agriculture Act 1970

(3)

O.J. No. L268, 18.10.2003, p. 1

(4)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)