Interpretation2.

(1)

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“approved” means approved in accordance with regulation 3;

“the Decision” means Commission Decision 2001/740/EC concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Decision 2001/356/EC3 as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/789/EC4;

“dispatch” means dispatch from a place within the restricted area to a place outside the restricted area and includes consigning for dispatch;

“export” means export outside the British Islands and includes consigning for export;

“inspector” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State or a local authority to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations or by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or a local authority for the purposes of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England and Wales) Regulations 20005 or the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 19966 and includes a veterinary inspector;

“HACCP” means Hazard Analysis at Critical Control Points, which is a system in which the critical points of the manufacturing process have been identified, assessments have been made of the potential risks at those points, and necessary steps have been taken to minimise those risks;

“local authority” means—

(a)

where there is, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 19947, a unitary authority for that local government area, that authority;

(b)

where there is not a unitary authority—

  1. (i)

    in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;

  2. (ii)

    in a non-metropolitan county, the council of that county;

  3. (iii)

    in each London borough (except in relation to imported animals) the council of that borough; or

  4. (iv)

    in the City of London, and for all London boroughs in relation to imported animals, the Common Council;

“meat products” means meat products as defined in Article 2 of Council Directive 77/99/EEC (on health problems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin8);

“Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;

“milk” and “milk products” have the meaning given in Article 2 of Council Directive 92/46/EC (laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products9);
“official veterinary surgeon” means a person appointed as such under regulation 8 of the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 199510;

“restricted area” means the British Islands other than Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man; and

“veterinary inspector” means a veterinary surgeon appointed for export certification by the Secretary of State or the Minister.

(2)

Any reference in these Regulations to an instrument of the European Community is to that instrument as amended at the time these Regulations are made.