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2.—(1) In these Regulations–
“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990(1);
“the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;
“authorised officer”–
in relation to a competent authority, means any person appointed under regulation 3(1); and
in relation to a relevant enforcement authority, means any person appointed under regulation 3(2);
“competent authority” means an authority which, by virtue of regulation 4, is so designated for the purposes of any of the provisions of Regulation 882/2004 specified in that regulation;
“Directive 2004/41”, “Regulation 178/2002”, “Regulation 852/2004”, “Regulation 853/2004”, “Regulation 882/2004”, “Regulation 1688/2005”, “Regulation 2073/2005”, “Regulation 2074/2005” and “Regulation 2076/2005” have the meanings respectively given to them in Schedule 1;
“feed authority” and “food authority” mean a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(2);
“the Official Control Regulations” means these Regulations and Regulation 882/2004;
“premises” includes any establishment, any place, vehicle, stall or moveable structure and any ship or aircraft;
“primary production” has the same meaning that it has in Regulation 852/2004;
“relevant enforcement authority” means a body which, by virtue of regulation 18, is made responsible for executing and enforcing regulations 6(3), 10(8), 12, 17, 19(8) and 20;
“relevant feed law” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 2; and
“relevant food law” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 3.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), any expression other than–
(a)one defined in paragraph (1); and
(b)for the purposes of Part 3 of these Regulations one defined in regulation 23,
that is used both in these Regulations and in the Act has the meaning it bears in the Act.
(3) Subject to paragraph (1) and, for the purposes of Part 3 of these Regulations, to regulation 23, and unless the contrary intention appears, any expression used both in these Regulations and in Regulation 178/2002 or Regulation 882/2004 has the meaning it bears in Regulation 178/2002 or Regulation 882/2004, as the case may be.
1990 c. 16. Section 1(1) and 2 (regarding the meaning of “food” and other basic expressions) was substituted by the Food Safety Act 1990 (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2990).
1994 c. 39; section 2 was amended by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), Schedule 22, paragraph 232.
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