Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “approved” means approved by the appropriate Minister for the purposes of these Regulations;

• “collect” means remove from a donor cow;

• “cow” includes heifer;

• “the International Embryo Transfer Society” means the Society of that name founded in Denver, Colorado, United States of America in 1974, incorporated in the State of Nebraska on 7 April 1975 and currently having its headquarters at 309 West Clark Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States of America;

• F1“national trade” means trade within Great Britain;

• “team veterinarian” means a veterinary surgeon who is responsible for a bovine embryo collection team, a bovine embryo production team or a bovine embryo transfer team;

• “transfer” means transfer to a recipient cow;

• “veterinary surgeon” means a veterinary surgeon (or veterinary practitioner) registered under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966^f1.

Subject to paragraph (1) above, any expressions used in these Regulations have the meaning they bear in Council Directive 89/556/EEC;

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Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is to a regulation so numbered in these Regulations, and any reference to a Schedule is a reference to a Schedule to these Regulations.