The Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) Regulations 2005

Interpretation of this Part of the Regulations E+W

22.  In this Part of the Regulations—

“authorised officer” (“swyddog awdurdodedig”), in relation to an enforcement authority, means any person (whether or not an officer of the authority) who is authorised by them in writing, either generally or specially, to act in matters arising under the Import Provisions;

“the Commissioners” (“y Comisiynwyr”) means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;

“enforcement authority” (“awdurdod gorfodi”) means the feed enforcement authority or the food enforcement authority;

“the Import Provisions” (“y Darpariaethau Mewnforio”) means this Part of these Regulations and Articles 15 to 24 of Regulation 882/2004;

“outside Wales enforcement authority” (“awdurdod gorfodi y tu allan i Gymru”) means the body responsible for enforcing the legislation in force with respect to imported products in any part of the United Kingdom except Wales;

“product” (“cynnyrch”) means feed or food whose import is regulated by Article 15 of Regulation 882/2004 (feed and food of non-animal origin not included in the scope of Directive 97/78/EC) and includes those composite food products listed in the Annex to Commission Decision 2002/349/EC laying down the list of products to be examined at border inspection posts under Council Directive 97/78/EC M1 which include only a limited percentage of products of animal origin and which are thereby excluded from the provisions of Directive 98/78/EC by Article 3(1) of that Decision;

“the relevant territories” (“y tiriogaethau perthnasol”) means the territories referred to in Annex I to Regulation 882/2004.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 22 in force at 1.1.2006, see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 OJ No. L121, 8.5.2002, p.6.