# The Cattle Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2007, Regulation 2: Interpretation

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(1) In these Regulations–
“additional holding” means a holding other than a keeper’s principal holding which—
(a)is used or intended to be used on more than one occasion by the keeper for holding, keeping or handling animals, whether or not that holding is also used or intended to be used by any other keeper for any of those purposes; and
(b)prior to the first use of the holding by the keeper for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (a), the keeper has notified the Scottish Ministers and, following notification, has received their consent, so to use that holding;
“cattle passport” (except in paragraphs 2(1)(b), 17 and 19 of Schedule 3) means–
(a) a cattle passport issued in Scotland under regulation 7 and schedule 3 of these Regulations or the equivalent measures in England or Wales; or
(b)a cattle passport issued under the Cattle Passports Order 1996 ;
“Commission Regulation (EC) No. 494/98” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 494/98 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards the application of minimum administrative sanctions in the framework of the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1053/2010 amending Regulation (EC) No. 494/98 as regards administrative sanctions in cases of failure to prove the identification of an animal;
“Commission Regulation (EC) No. 509/1999” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 509/1999 concerning an extension of the maximum period laid down for the application of ear-tags to bison (Bison bison spp.) ;
“Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards ear tags, passports and holding registers , as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/949;
“Commission Regulation (EC) No. 644/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 644/2005 authorising a special identification system for bovine animals kept for cultural and historical purposes on approved premises as provided for in Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council ;
“EU legislation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 494/98, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 509/1999, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 644/2005 and Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000;
“Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97” 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 ;
“identification document” means–
(a)a cattle passport;
(b)a certificate of registration issued under regulation 5(3) of the Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 ; or
(c)a notice of registration;
“inspector” means a person appointed as such for the purposes of these Regulations by the Scottish Ministers or a local authority;
“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 ;
“movement card” means a movement card issued under regulation 5(3) or 6(3) of the Cattle (Identification of Older Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2001;
“movement document” means a document issued in relation to an animal in a third country without which the animal cannot be moved from that third country;
“notice of registration” means a document issued by the Scottish Ministers confirming that an animal has been registered in the database set up in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000;
“previous cattle tagging legislation” means–
(a)the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998 ;
(b)the Bovine Animals (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1995 ;
(c)the Bovine Animals (Identification, Marking and Breeding Records) Order 1990 ;
(d)the Tuberculosis (England and Wales) Order 1984 ; and
(e)the Tuberculosis (Scotland) Order 1984 ;
“primary ear tag” means an ear tag approved by the Scottish Ministers and meeting the requirements of Articles 2 and 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004;
“Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000” means Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97;
“secondary ear tag” means an ear tag of a model and material approved by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004.
(2) Expressions in these Regulations that appear in the EU legislation have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have for the purposes of that legislation.
(3) Any approval, authorisation, consent, licence, notice or registration issued under–
(a) these Regulations,
(b) Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000;
(c) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 911/2004; or
(d) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 644/2005;
shall be in writing, may be made subject to conditions and may be amended or revoked by notice in writing at any time.
(4) Any reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing or produced in written form includes a reference to an electronic communication, as defined in the Electronic Communications Act 2000 , that has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/174/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-scotland-regulations-2007/regulation-2
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