In these Regulations—

• “the Decision” means Commission Decision 2007/554/EC concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom3;

• “export” includes consigning for export;

• “inspector” means a person appointed as an inspector or a veterinary inspector for the purposes of the Animal Health Act 19814 or the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) Regulations 20065, or a person authorised by the Secretary of State, local authority or Food Standards Agency to be an authorised officer or official veterinary surgeon for the purposes of the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 20066 or the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 19967;

• “local authority” means—

  1. a

     where there is, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 19948, a unitary authority for that local government area, that authority;

  2. b

     where there is not a unitary authority—

     1. i

        where there is a port health authority, that authority;

     2. ii

        in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;

     3. iii

        in a non-metropolitan county, the county or district council;

     4. iv

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

     5. v

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

• “premises” includes any land, building or other place.