InterpretationI12

1

In these Regulations—

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

  • “the Directive” means Council Directive 2005/94/EC on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC3;

  • “disinfect” means disinfect with a disinfectant approved by the Department under the Diseases of Animals (Approval of Disinfectants) Order (Northern Ireland) 19724 for the purposes of avian influenza;

  • “emergency vaccination notice” has the meaning given by regulation 6(1)(b);

  • “emergency vaccination plan” has the same meaning as it has in Article 53 of the Directive;

  • “emergency vaccination zone” has the meaning given by regulation 6(1)(a);

  • “general licence” means a licence granted under these Regulations, which applies to all persons or any class of persons specified therein;

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

  • “the1981 Order” means the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 19815;

  • “premises” includes any land, building or place;

  • “preventive vaccination notice” has the meaning given by regulation 7(1)(b)(ii);

  • “preventive vaccination plan” has the same meaning as it has in Article 56 of the Directive;

  • “preventive vaccination zone” has the meaning given by regulation 7(1)(b)(i);

  • “slaughterhouse” means an establishment used for slaughtering poultry, the meat of which is intended for human consumption;

  • “specific licence” means a licence granted under these Regulations, which only applies to the applicant therefor;

  • “vaccination licence” has the meaning given by regulation 7(1)(a);

  • “vaccination notice” means either an emergency vaccination notice or a preventive vaccination notice;

  • “vaccination plan” means either an emergency vaccination plan or a preventive vaccination plan;

  • “vaccination zone” means either an emergency vaccination zone or a preventive vaccination zone.

2

Expressions that are not defined in these Regulations and occur in the Directive have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have for the purposes of the Directive.

3

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19546 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.