The Salmonella in Laying Flocks (Sampling Powers) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations–

“the Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2004/665/EC dated 22nd September 2004(1) concerning a baseline study on the prevalence of salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus;

“faecal and environmental material” means faeces from laying hens, or dust or other material which may have come into contact with such faeces or with laying hens, or a mixture of such faeces and such dust or other material;

“inspector” means an inspector appointed by the Scottish Ministers or by a local authority for the purpose of these Regulations;

“laying hen” means any bird of the species Gallus gallus that produces eggs for human consumption;

“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(2);

“person” in regulations 4(1)(f) and 7(1) does not include a body corporate or a partnership;

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

“the Technical Specifications” means 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”.

(1)

O.J. No. L 303, 30.9.04, p.30.

(2)

1994 c. 39.