Section 2 Interpretation

In this Scheme–

• “APHIS” means the Animal and Public Health Information System operated by the Department;

• “applicant” except in relation to an application for review under Article 10 means a cattle, milk, potato or sheep producer who makes an application;

• “application” means an application for an income support payment made in accordance with Article 3(4);

• “business ID” means a number issued by the Department to a cattle, milk or sheep producer and which identifies that producer on APHIS;

• “cattle producer” means a person with a business ID who raises cattle for sale as beef and/or beef products;

• “the Department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

• “first purchaser” means a person other than a milk producer who purchases milk from a milk producer for processing;

• “income support payment” means a payment made under Article 4;

• “milk producer” means a person with a business ID who produces milk from cattle for the purposes of sale to a first purchaser;

• “potato producer” means a person with a business ID who produces potatoes for sale as potatoes or potato products;

• “sheep producer” means a person with a business ID who raises sheep for sale as sheepmeat or sheepmeat products;

• “slaughter” means slaughter or export for slaughter at a slaughterhouse as defined at point 1.16 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004^f1 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin and approved or conditionally approved under Article 4 of that Regulation.