# Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023, Section 6: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+N.I.

In this Act—
“activity regulations” means regulations under section 1(1)(c);
“animal” means a vertebrate other than a human;
“appropriate national authority” means—
(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to Northern Ireland—
(i) the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, or
(ii) the Secretary of State acting with the consent of the Department;
“appropriate national legislation” means—
(a) in relation to England, the Animal Welfare Act 2006;
(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16 (N.I.));
references to “offering” to sell include making an invitation to treat;
“relevant part of the United Kingdom” means England or Northern Ireland;
“vertebrate” means any animal of the Sub-phylum Vertebrata of the Phylum Chordata.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/45/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animals-low-welfare-activities-abroad-act-2023/section-6
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