2.—(1) In these Regulations—
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“inspector” means any person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations by the Secretary of State or a local authority;
“local authority” means—
in any part of England where there is a unitary authority, that authority;
in any part of England where there is not a unitary authority—
in a metropolitan district, the council of that district,
in a non-metropolitan county, the council of that county,
in each London borough, the council of that borough;
in the City of London, the Common Council;
“unitary authority” means any authority that is the sole principal council for its local government area.
(2) Expressions used in both these Regulations and the Directive have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have in the Directive.
[F2(3) In paragraph (2), “the Directive” means Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Zoonotic Disease Eradication and Control (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1110), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)