In these Regulations –

• “the Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2004/665/EC dated 22nd September 2004 concerning a baseline study on the prevalence of Salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus;

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

• “faecal and environmental material” means faeces, moist litter, dust and dusty material and any other material which the Technical Specifications require to be sampled;

• “inspector” means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purpose of these Regulations by the Department;

• “premises” includes land with or without buildings but does not include any place used only as a dwelling; and

• “the Technical Specifications” mean those technical specifications referred to at Article 5 of the Commission Decision as having been presented to the European Commission’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 15th July 2004 and which are entitled “Baseline Study on the Prevalence of Salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus in the EU – Technical Specifications”.

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19544 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.