# The Animal Feed (Basic Safety Standards) (England) Regulations 2019, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations—
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“feed authority” means an authority identified in section 67(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970 as having the duty to enforce Part IV of that Act within its area or district as the case may be;
“radioactive substance” means any substance that contains one or more radionuclides the activity or activity concentration of which cannot be disregarded from a radiation protection point of view;
“Regulation 178/ 2002” means Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety; and
“ Regulation 767/2009” means Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC.
(2) For the purpose of these Regulations, “importation” and “exportation” have the same meanings as they have for the purposes of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, and “import” and “export” shall be construed accordingly.
(3) Except to the extent that paragraph (1) and (2) provide otherwise, any expression used in these Regulations and Regulation 767/2009 has the meaning in these Regulations that it bears in Regulation 178/2002 and Regulation 767/2009, as the case may be.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/683/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animal-feed-basic-safety-standards-england-regulations-2019/regulation-2
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