Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “applicant” means an eligible farm business which has applied to the scheme;

• “approved” in relation to a tag supplier or a laboratory, means a tag supplier or laboratory approved by the Department;

• “authorised person” means any person authorised by the Department to act under section 40(1) of the Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 1949 in matters relating to these Regulations;

• “birth” means a registered birth on NIFAIS;

• “cow” means a female bovine animal with a previous calf birth;

• “Department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

• “eligible bovine” means a bovine taurine breed animal of a breed specified in the Schedule and registered on NIFAIS;

• “eligible farm business” means a farm business which meets the requirements of regulation 4;

• “eligible genotype” means a genotype confirmed by a service provider;

• “keeper” means a person responsible for a herd;

• “NIFAIS” means the Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System maintained by the Department;

• “scheme” means the Bovine Genetics Genotyping Scheme;

• “scheme payment” means a payment under regulation 3;

• “service provider” means a person appointed by the Department to deliver genomic evaluations;

• “stock bull or potential to be” means an entire male animal used for or intended for use in breeding and registered as “B” (bull) on NIFAIS;

• “tissue tag” means a tissue sample tag supplied from an approved tag supplier.