PART 1Introduction

Interpretation2

In this Order—

  • “animals” means cattle (excluding bison and yak), deer, goats, pigs and sheep;

  • “collecting centre” means premises used for the intermediate reception of animals intended to be moved elsewhere (but does not include a market or other place used for the sale or trading of animals unless all the animals there are intended for immediate slaughter);

  • “keeper” means any person having care and control of animals even on a temporary basis and includes, for the purposes of article 13(2)(a), any person transporting the animals;

  • “land” includes common or unenclosed land;

  • “premises” includes land, with or without buildings;

  • “sole occupancy group” has the meaning assigned by article 11;

  • “veterinary surgeon” means a fellow or member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons;

  • “slaughterhouse” has the meaning it is given in the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 19952;

  • “standstill period” means a period when animals may not be moved off premises because of the provisions of articles 4 or 5; and

  • “veterinary treatment” includes, in the case of goats, the collection of semen.