Regulation 2 Interpretation

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

• “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^f4;

• “justice of the peace” means a full justice as defined by section 9 of the Districts Courts (Scotland) Act 1975^f5;

• “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994^f6;

• “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^f7.