The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Wales) Order 2003

Interpretation

2.  In this Order —

“animals” (“anifeiliaid”) means cattle (excluding bison and yak), deer, goats, pigs and sheep;

“collecting centre” (“canolfan gasglu”) means premises used for the intermediate reception of animals intended to be moved elsewhere (but does not include a market or other place used for the sale or trading of animals unless all the animals there are intended for immediate slaughter);

“keeper” (“ceidwad”) means any person having care and control of animals even on a temporary basis and includes, for the purposes of article 8(2)(a), any person transporting the animals;

“land” (“tir”) includes common or unenclosed land;

“premises” (“safle”) includes land, with or without buildings;

“sole occupancy group” (“grŵp meddianaeth unigol”) has the meaning assigned by article 5;

“veterinary surgeon” (“milfeddyg”) means a fellow or member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons;

“slaughterhouse” (“lladd-dy”) has the meaning it is given in the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995(1);

“standstill period” (“cyfnod segur”) means a period when animals may not be moved off premises because of the provisions of article 3(1)(b); and

“veterinary treatment” (“triniaeth filfeddygol”) includes, in the case of goats, the collection of semen.

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S. I. 1995/539 as last amended by S. I. 2002/129 (W.17).