Interpretation2

• M1“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Food Safety Act 1990 ;

• “the Agency” (“yr Asiantaeth”) means the Food Standards Agency;

• “authorised officer” (“swyddog awdurdodedig”)—

  1. a

     in relation to a competent authority, means any person (whether or not an officer of the authority) who is authorised by the authority in writing for the purposes of regulation 14; and

  2. b

     in relation to a relevant enforcement authority, means any person (whether or not an officer of the authority) who is authorised by the authority in writing, either generally or specially, to act in matters arising under Part 2 of these Regulations in relation to its enforcement responsibilities under regulation 17;

• “competent authority” (“awdurdod cymwys”) means, other than in regulations 23 and 24, an authority which, by virtue of regulation 3, is designated for the purposes of any of the provisions of F1Regulation 2017/625;

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• M2“feed authority” (“awdurdod bwyd anifeiliaid”) means the authority required by section 67(1A) of the Agriculture Act 1970 to enforce that Act within its area or district as the case may be;

• “food authority” (“awdurdod bwyd”) has the meaning it bears by virtue of section 5(1A) of the Act;

• F2“the Import Provisions” (“y Darpariaethau Mewnforio”) means Part 3 of these Regulations, Chapter 5 of Title 2 of Regulation 2017/625 and the Regulation 2017/625 package insofar as it and they apply to product as defined in regulation 22;

• “the Official Control Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Rheolaethau Swyddogol”) means these Regulations and F5the Regulation 2017/625 package ;

• “premises” (“mangre”) includes any establishment, any place, vehicle, stall or moveable structure and any ship or aircraft;

• “primary production” (“cynhyrchu sylfaenol”) has the meaning it bears in Regulation 852/2004;

• F9“the Regulation 2017/625 package” (“pecyn Rheoliad 2017/625”) means Regulation 2017/625 and the other Regulations listed in Schedule 1 below the heading “The Regulation 2017/265 package”;

• “relevant enforcement authority” (“awdurdod gorfodi perthnasol”) means a body which, by virtue of regulation 17, is made responsible for executing and enforcing any provision of Part 2 of these Regulations;

• “relevant feed law” (“cyfraith bwyd anifeiliaid berthnasol”) has the meaning given to it in Schedule 2; F8...

• “relevant food law” (“cyfraith bwyd berthnasol”) has the meaning given to it in Schedule 3.

• F7“third country” (“trydedd wlad”) means any country or territory other than the British Islands.