In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “approved” means approved by the appropriate Minister for the purposes of these Regulations;

• “collect” means remove from a donor cow;

• “cow” includes heifer;

• “the International Embryo Transfer Society” means the Society of that name founded in Denver, Colorado, United States of America in 1974, incorporated in the State of Nebraska on 7 April 1975 and currently having its headquarters at 309 West Clark Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States of America;

• “intra-Area trade” means trade between the United Kingdom and another state of the European Economic Area;

• “team veterinarian” means a veterinary surgeon who is responsible for a bovine embryo collection team, a bovine embryo production team or a bovine embryo transfer team;

• “transfer” means transfer to a recipient cow;

• “veterinary surgeon” means a veterinary surgeon (or veterinary practitioner) registered under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 19665.

Subject to paragraph (1) above, any expressions used in these Regulations have the meaning they bear in Council Directive 89/556/EEC;

A reference in these Regulations to a directive is to that directive as amended at the date of coming into force of these Regulations.

Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is to a regulation so numbered in these Regulations, and any reference to a Schedule is a reference to a Schedule to these Regulations.