Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

• “the appropriate Minister” means–

  1. (a)

     in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State for Scotland; and

  3. (c)

     in relation to Wales, the Secretary of State for Wales;

• “authorised officer” means an officer appointed by the appropriate Minister or by the local authority in accordance with regulation 9 below;

• “the Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 98/272/EC on epidemio-surveillance for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies^f1;

• “the disease” means bovine spongiform encephalopathy;

• “feeding stuff” has the meaning given by section 66(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970^f2;

• “local authority” means–

  1. (a)

     in England–

     1. (i)

        as respects–

        1. (aa)

           each local government area in respect of which there is a unitary authority established by an order under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992^f3, or

        2. (bb)

           each London borough, metropolitan district or non-metropolitan county, that authority or as the case may be the council of the London borough, metropolitan district or non-metropolitan county, except in relation to any part of the local government area or as the case may be London borough, metropolitan district or non-metropolitan county concerned which falls within the London Port Health District,

     2. (ii)

        as respects the London Port Health District and the City of London, the Common Council of that City,

     3. (iii)

        as respects the Isles of Scilly, the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

  2. (b)

     as respects Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994^f4;

  3. (c)

     as respects Wales, the council of each county or county borough;

• “the London Port Health District” has the same meaning as in section 7(1) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984^f5;

• “the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;

• “premises” includes premises occupied as or contiguous with a dwelling;

• “protein” means any proteinaceous material derived from a carcase, except–

  1. (a)

     milk or any milk product;

  2. (b)

     dicalcium phosphate derived from bones;

  3. (c)

     dried plasma or any other blood product;

  4. (d)

     gelatin; or

  5. (e)

     amino acids produced from hides and skins by a process which involves exposure of the material to acid of a pH lower than 2 followed by alkali of a pH greater than 11 and heat treatment at a minimum of 140°C for 30 minutes at a pressure of 3 bar; and

• “veterinary inspector” means a veterinary inspector appointed by the Minister for the purposes of the Animal Health Act 1981^f6.

Any expression used in these Regulations which is not defined in paragraph (1) above and which appears in the Commission Decision or in Commission Decision 95/287/EC amending Decision 94/474/EEC concerning certain protection measures relating to BSE^f7 has the same meaning in these Regulations as it does in that Decision.

With effect from 1st July 1999, any reference in these Regulations (however expressed) to the Secretary of State for Wales shall be construed as a reference to the National Assembly for Wales.