Regulation 3 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations–

• “authorised officer” means any person (whether or not an officer of the Scottish Ministers or of a local authority) who is authorised for the purposes of these Regulations by the Scottish Ministers or a local authority;

• “Commission Regulation 1141/97” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1141/97^f1 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97^f2 as regards the labelling of beef and beef products as amended by Commission Regulations (EC) Nos. 2406/97^f3 and 824/98^f4;

• “Commission Regulation 1825/2000” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1825/2000^f5 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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) 275/2007^f6;

• “Council Regulation 1234/2007” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007^f7 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products, as amended by Council Regulations (EC) Nos. 247/2008^f8, 248/2008^f9, 361/2008^f10 and 470/2008^f11;

• “Commission Regulation 566/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 566/2008^f12 laying down 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;

• “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994^f13; and

• “Regulation 1760/2000” means Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000^f14 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, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1791/2006^f15.

Any reference in these Regulations to a Community instrument is a reference to that instrument as amended from time to time.