# The Animals and Fresh Meat (Examination for Residues) Regulations 1988, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“analyst” means the person having the management or control of an approved laboratory;
“animal” means a domestic animal of the following species: bovine animals (including buffalo), swine, sheep, goats and solipeds;
“approved laboratory” means a laboratory designated by the competent authority for the purposes of these Regulations;
“authorised officer” means a person appointed by a competent authority to be an authorised officer for the purposes of these Regulations;
“authorised substance” means a transmissible substance the presence of which in any animal or fresh meat is permitted by or in implementation of Community law;
“competent authority” means, in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and, in relation to Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales, the Secretary of State;
“farm of origin”, in relation to a sample taken from any animal or fresh meat, means—
(a) where the sample was taken at a farm, that farm,
(b) where the sample was taken at any other place, the last farm on which the animal was before being taken to that place;
“fresh meat” means meat which has not undergone any preserving process other than chilling or freezing and includes meat vacuum wrapped or wrapped in a controlled atmosphere;
“meat” means the flesh or other part of an animal suitable for human consumption;
“official sample” means a sample, taken by a competent authority, for the purposes of analysis in pursuance of Article 8.1(a) of Council Directive 86/469/EEC, which bears a reference to the species, the type, the amount and the method of collection and the identification of the origin of the animal or the meat;
“official veterinary certificate” means a certificate signed by an official veterinary surgeon;
“official veterinary surgeon” means a veterinary surgeon designated by the competent authority;
“owner” shall include, in relation to any animal, the person in charge of such animal and in relation to any fresh meat the person in possession of such fresh meat;
“prescribed”, in relation to the maximum level for an authorised substance, means prescribed by or in implementation of Community law;
“primary analysis” means an analysis of an official sample carried out by an approved laboratory;
“primary analysis certificate” means an analyst’s certificate specifying the finding of a primary analysis;
“prohibited substance” means a transmissible substance the presence of which in any animal or fresh meat is prohibited by or in implementation of Community law;
“reference analysis” means an analysis carried out by an approved laboratory to check the finding of a primary analysis;
“reference analysis certificate” means an analyst’s certificate specifying the finding of a reference analysis;
“residue” means a residue of a transmissible substance;
“transmissible substance” means any substance having a pharmacological action or any conversion product thereof or any other substance transmitted to meat and which is likely to be dangerous to human health;
“veterinary medicine” means any substance having a pharmacological action administered to an animal;
“veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons.
(2) In these Regulations any reference to a numbered regulation or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the regulation or Schedule so numbered in these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/848/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animals-and-fresh-meat-examination-for-residues-regulations-1988/regulation-2
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