Article 2

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Board” means the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce established under section 6 of the European Communities Act 1972;

• “entered for home use” means entered for home use within the meaning of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979^f1 or regulation 13 of the Customs Warehousing Regulations 1979^f2;

• “international organisations established in the Economic Community” means the following—

  • Delegation of the Commission of European Communities;

  • Intergovernmental Maritime Organisation;

  • International Coffee Organisation;

  • International Labour Office;

  • International Sugar Organisation;

  • International Tin Council;

  • International Wheat Council;

  • United Nations Children’s Fund;

  • United Nations Development Programme;

  • United Nations Information Centre;

  • United Nations High Commission for Refugees;

  • Western European Union;

  • Commonwealth Secretariat;

• “licence” means an import licence issued by the Board under the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 805/68^f3 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal, as amended^f4, Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3183/80^f5 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products, as amended^f6, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/80^f7 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector, as amended^f8;

• “local authorities” means—

  1. (a)

     in Greater London the Inner London Education Authority, the councils of London boroughs and the Common Council of the City of London,

  2. (b)

     in England and Wales outside Greater London the county and metropolitan district councils,

  3. (c)

     in Scotland the councils of islands areas and regions,

  4. (d)

     in Northern Ireland Education and Library Boards;

• “the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;

• “the quota” means the Community quota for the levy-free importation of frozen beef and veal provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3929/86^f9 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for frozen beef and veal falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) of the Common Customs Tariff (1987);

• “the reference period” means the period from 1st October 1984 to 30th September 1986;

• “the Second Lomé Convention” means the second ACP-EEC Convention signed at Lomé on 31st October 1979 between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States of the one part and the Economic Community and its Member States of the other part as set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3225/80^f10 and extended by Council Regulations (EEC) Nos. 485/85^f11 and 690/86^f12;

• “the Third Lomé Convention” means the third ACP-EEC Convention signed at Lomé on 8th December 1984 between the African Caribbean and Pacific States of the one part and the Economic Community and its Member States of the other part as set out in Council and Commission Decision 86/125/EEC/ECSC^f13.