Cattle Identification (Notification of Births, Deaths and Movements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Interpretation

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2) In these Regulations—

“animal” means bovine animals including the species bison bison and bubalus bubalis;

“the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97(2);

“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products(3);

“Divisional Veterinary Office” means a Divisional Veterinary Office of the Department of Agriculture;

“holding” means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open-air farm, any place in Northern Ireland in which animals are held, kept or handled;

“inspector” means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations by the Department and includes a veterinary inspector;

“keeper” means any person responsible for animals, whether on a permanent or on a temporary basis, including during transportation or at a market;

“notification document” means the pre-printed document supplied by the Department to the keepers of animals for use in the notification of the birth, movement or death of those animals in accordance with these Regulations; and

“premises” includes any place, installation, vehicle, ship, vessel, boat, craft, hovercraft or aircraft in which animals or carcases may be held or kept.

(1)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

(2)

O.J. No. L354, 30.12.97, p. 19

(3)

O.J. No. L117, 7.5.97, p. 1