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Article 3 Interpretation

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In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires

  • “the Act” means the Animal Health Act 1981;

  • “affected animal” means a bovine animal which is affected with the disease;

  • “animals” means bovine animals, sheep, goats, deer and all other ruminating animals;

  • “animal protein” means any protein material which is derived from a carcase but does not include milk or any milk product or dicalcium bone phosphate;

  • “appropriate Minister” means, in relation to England, the Minister, and in relation Scotland or to Wales, the Secretary of State;

  • “bovine animal” means a bull, cow, steer, heifer or calf;

  • “carcase”, except in the definition of animal protein, means the carcase of a bovine animal and includes part of a carcase, and the meat, blood, bones, hair, hide, horn, hooves, offal or other part of a bovine animal, separately or otherwise, or any portion thereof and the intestinal contents of a bovine animal; and in the definition of animal protein “carcase” means the carcase of an animal and includes part of a carcase, and the meat, blood, bones, hair, wool, hide, skin, horn, hooves, offal or other part of an animal, separately or otherwise, or any portion thereof;

  • “the disease” means bovine spongiform encephalopathy;

  • “Divisional Veterinary Officer” means the veterinary inspector appointed for the time being by the Minister to receive information about affected or suspected animals, or the carcases of such animals, for the area in which such animals or carcases are;

  • “inspector” means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of the Act by the Minister or by a local authority, and, when used in relation to an officer of the Ministry, includes a veterinary inspector;

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

  • “premises” includes land;

  • “suspected animal” means a bovine animal which is suspected of being affected with the disease;

  • “veterinary inspector” means a veterinary inspector appointed by the Minister;

  • “veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons or in the supplementary veterinary register.