The Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) (England) Regulations 2003

Interpretation

2.  —In these Regulations—

“the Directive” means Commission Directive 2002/4/EC on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC(1);

“establishment” means any site at which 350 or more laying hens are kept;

“laying hens” means hens of the species Gallus gallus which have reached maturity and are kept for the production of eggs not intended for hatching;

“local authority” means—

(a)

in any part of England where there is, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994(2), a unitary authority for that local government area, that authority;

(b)

where there is not a unitary authority—

(i)

in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;

(ii)

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

(iii)

in each London borough, the council of that borough;

(c)

in the City of London, the Common Council; and

“register” means the register of establishments maintained by the Secretary of State pursuant to regulation 3.

(1)

O.J. No. L 30, 31.1.2002, p.44.

(2)

S.I. 1994/867, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.