# The Cattle Database Regulations 1998, 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) 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)
“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);
“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—
(a) in any part of England where there is, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994, a unitary authority for that local government area, that authority;
(b) in any part of England where there is not a unitary authority—
(i) in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;
(ii) in a non-metropolitan county, the council of that county;
(iii) in each London borough (except in relation to imported animals) the council of that borough; or
(iv) in the City of London, and for all London boroughs in relation to imported animals, the Common Council;
(c) in Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1796/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-database-regulations-1998/regulation-2
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