# The Bovines and Bovine Products (Despatch Prohibition and Production Restriction) Regulations 1997, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“bovine animal” means a bull, cow, steer, heifer or calf;
“Commission Decision 96/239/EC” means Commission Decision 96/239/EC on emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, as amended by Commission Decision 96/362/EC;
“controlled bovine by-product” means—
(a) gelatin;
(b) an amino acid;
(c) a peptide;
(d) tallow; or
(e) a product derived, by hydrolysis at a temperature of at least 250°C, from tallow (other than tallow produced in accordance with regulation 4(1) below),
produced in the United Kingdom from any part of a bovine animal and which is—
(i) liable to enter the human food chain or animal feed chain; or
(ii) destined for use in cosmetic, medical or pharmaceutical products;
“inspector” means—
(a) a person appointed as such by the Minister;
(b) a person appointed as such by a local authority in relation to its enforcement responsibilities under these Regulations; and
(c) any veterinary surgeon appointed under regulation 3(4)(b) or 4(4)(b) below,
and includes a veterinary inspector appointed as such by the Minister;
“local authority” means—
(a) in relation to England—
(i) as respects each London borough, district or non-metropolitan county, the council of that borough, district or county;
(ii) where there is a Port Health Authority, that authority in addition to the authority specified in paragraph (i) above;
(iii) as respects the City of London, the Common Council; and
(iv) as respects the Isles of Scilly, the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(b) in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; and
(c) in relation to Wales—
(i) as respects each county or county borough the council of that county or county borough; and
(ii) where there is a Port Health Authority, that authority in addition to the authority specified in paragraph (i) above;
“officer” means a person commissioned by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise;
“the Minister” means, in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and, in relation to Scotland or Wales, the Secretary of State;
“the Ministers” means the Ministers of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State;
“premises” includes any place, stall or moveable structure;
“relevant goods” means—
(a) meat for human consumption;
(b) any meat product for human consumption;
(c) any meat preparation for human consumption; or
(d) food for domestic carnivores,
obtained from a bovine animal which was not slaughtered in the United Kingdom;
“vertebral column” includes any part thereof; and
“veterinary inspector” means a person appointed as a veterinary inspector by the Minister.
(2) Expressions in these Regulations which are not defined in paragraph (1) above and which appear in Article 1(1) of Commission Decision 96/239/EC have the same meaning in these Regulations as in that Decision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1905/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bovines-and-bovine-products-despatch-prohibition-and-production-restriction-regulations-1997/regulation-2
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