2. In these Regulations –
“authorised officer” means any person who is authorised, either generally or specially, by the Department to act in matters arising under these Regulations;
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;
“the Directive” means Commission Directive 2002/4/EC on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC(1);
“establishment” means any site at which 350 or more laying hens are kept;
“laying hens” means hens of the species Gallus gallus which have reached maturity and are kept for the production of eggs not intended for hatching; and
“register” means the register of establishments maintained by the Department pursuant to regulation 3.
O.J. No. L30, 31.1.2002, p. 44