Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

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

• “calf passport” means a document in such form as may be approved by the appropriate Minister in accordance with Article 6.2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97 (laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards eartags, holding registers and passports in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals^f1) for the purposes of moving calves under 28 days old;

• “cattle” means bovine animals including the species bison bison and bubalus bubalis;

• “cattle passport” means a document containing the information set out in Article 6.1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97 issued by the appropriate Minister and includes a calf passport;

• “the commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2629/97 (laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards eartags, holding registers and passports in the framework of the systems for the identification of bovine animals^f2)

• “the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 (establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products^f3);

• “holding” means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open-air farm, any place in Great Britain in which cattle are held, kept or handled;

• “inspector” means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations by the appropriate Minister or a local authority;

• “keeper” means any person responsible for animals, whether on a permanent or on a temporary basis, including during transportation or at a market but does not include any person who is only a keeper because he is transporting the animals;

• “local authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in any part of England where there is, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994^f4, a unitary authority for that local government area, that authority;

  2. (b)

     in any part of England where there is not a unitary authority—

     1. (i)

        in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;

     2. (ii)

        in a non-metropolitan county, the council of that county;

     3. (iii)

        in each London borough (except in relation to imported animals) the council of that borough; or

     4. (iv)

        in the City of London, and for all London boroughs in relation to imported animals, the Common Council;

  3. (c)

     in Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994^f5;

  4. (d)

     in Wales, a county or county borough;

• “movement card” means a card for reporting cattle movements under these Regulations issued with the cattle passport.