Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “animals” means cattle (excluding bison and yak), deer, goats, sheep and pigs;

• “animal area” has the meaning given in article 5(2)(c);

• “animal gathering” means an occasion at which animals are brought together for one or more of the following purposes—

  1. (a)

     a sale, show or exhibition;

  2. (b)

     onward consignment within Great Britain;

  3. (c)

     inspection to confirm the animals possess specific breed characteristics;

• “approved disinfectant” means a disinfectant approved under the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978^f1 at the concentration required under that Order for “General Orders”;

• “equipment” includes pens and hurdles; and

• “paved” means paved with cement, concrete, asphalt or other hard, impermeable material that is capable of being effectively cleansed and disinfected.