The Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (Wales) Regulations 2006

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” (“y Ddeddf ”) means the Animal Health Act 1981(1);

“avian influenza” (“ffliw adar”) means an infection of poultry or other captive birds caused by any influenza A virus of the subtypes H5 or H7 or with an intravenous pathogenicity index in six week old chickens greater than 1.2;

“the Avian Influenza Order” (“y Gorchymyn ffliw adar”) means the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (Wales) Order 2006(2);

“the Directive” (“y Gyfarwyddeb”) means Council Directive 2005/94/EC on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC(3);

“emergency vaccination” (“brechu brys”) has the same meaning as it has in Article 53 of the Directive.

“inspector” (“arolygydd”) means an inspector appointed by a local authority for the purposes of these Regulations or under the Act, or a veterinary inspector;

“local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means in relation to an area the county council or county borough council for that area;

“National Assembly” (“Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales of Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ

“other captive bird” (“aderyn caeth arall”) means any bird kept in captivity which is not poultry and includes a bird kept for shows, races, exhibitions, competitions, breeding or for sale;

“poultry” (“dofednod ”) means all birds that are reared or kept in captivity for the production of meat or eggs for consumption, the production of other products, for restocking supplies of game or for the purposes of any breeding programme for the production of these categories of birds;

“premises” (“mangre”) includes any land, building or place;

“preventive vaccination” (“brechu ataliol”) has the same meaning as it has in Article 56 of the Directive;

“vaccinate” (“brechu”) means treat poultry or other captive birds with vaccine against avian influenza;

“veterinary inspector” (“arolygydd milfeddygol”) means a veterinary inspector appointed by the National Assembly for the purposes of these Regulations or under the Act.

(2) Other expressions defined in the Directive have the same meaning in these Regulations.

(1)

1981 c. 22, amended by S.I. 1992/3293 and the Animal Health Act 2002, c. 42. Other amendments are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

S.I. 2006/1762 (W.184).

(3)

OJ No. L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.