Interpretation2.
(1)
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–
“BSE” means the disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy;
“bovine animal” includes buffalo of the species Bubalus bubalis and Bison bison;
“the Commission Decisions” means–
(a)
(b)
“inspector” means–
(a)
a person appointed as such for the purposes of these Regulations by the Scottish Ministers, including a veterinary inspector; and
(b)
a person appointed as such for the purposes of these Regulations by a local authority in relation to its enforcement responsibilities under these Regulations;
“notifiable bovine animal” means a bovine animal over 30 months of age which–
(a)
dies on any farm or in transit; or
(b)
has been killed otherwise than for human consumption;
“premises” means any place (including any structure or vehicle) in which bovine animals may be bred, handled, held, kept, marketed or shown to the public, and, except for regulations 4(1) and (2), includes any such place occupied as a private dwelling; and
“veterinary inspector” means a veterinary inspector appointed for the purposes of these Regulations by the Scottish Ministers.
(2)
Expressions in these Regulations which are not defined in paragraph (1) above and which appear in the Commission Decisions have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have for the purposes of the Commission Decision in which they appear.