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Regulation 2 Interpretation

England and Wales

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1964 Regulations” means the Artificial Insemination of Pigs (England and Wales) Regulations 1964 F1;

  • “the 1992 Regulations” means the Artificial Insemination of Pigs (EEC) Regulations 1992 F2;

  • “the 1995 Regulations” means the Bovine Embryo (Collection, Production and Transfer) Regulations 1995 F3;

  • “the 2007 Regulations” means the Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007 F4;

  • “the 2011 Regulations” means the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 F5;

  • “F6border control post” has the meaning given by regulation 11 of the 2011 Regulations;

  • “consignment” means a quantity of animals of the same species, covered by the same veterinary certificate or document;

  • F7“poultry health scheme” means the scheme established by the Secretary of State governing the export or movement of birds or hatching eggs to the EU, Northern Ireland or specified non-EU countries, published on 22nd July 2021;

  • F8“third country” means a country or territory other than the British Islands;

  • “veterinary officer” means a veterinary surgeon employed as such by the Secretary of State;

  • “veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons kept under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 F9.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S.I. 1964/1172, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

F2

S.I. 1992/3161.

F3

S.I. 1995/2478, to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations.

F4

S.I. 2007/1319, amended by S.I. 2011/454 and 2013/1240.

F5

S.I. 2011/1197, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

F6

Words in reg. 2 substituted (1.7.2023) by The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/714), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(a)

F7

Words in reg. 2 substituted (1.7.2023) by The Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/714), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(b)

F8

Words in reg. 2 substituted (13.12.2022) by The Animals and Animal Health, Feed and Food, Plants and Plant Health (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1315), regs. 1(1), 23

F9

1966 c.36.

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1

1973 c.51; subsection (1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1043.

F2

1984 c.40. See subsection (8) for the definition of “appropriate Minister”.

F3

The functions of the former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under section 10 were transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794.