Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954^f1 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

In these Regulations—

• “authorised officer” means any person who is authorised in writing by an enforcement authority, either generally or specifically, to act in matters under these Regulations;

• “Commission Regulation 1825/2000” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1825/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the labelling of beef and beef products^f2;

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• “Commission Regulation 566/2008” means Commission Regulation 566/2008 laying down the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 as regards the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less^f4

• “the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;

• “enforcement authority” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 4; and

• “Regulation 1760/2000” means Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97^f5

• F2“Regulation (EU) 2013” means Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted on the 16 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, as amended from time to time;