# Cattle Passport Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999, Regulation 2: Interpretation and application

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In these Regulations—
“animal” 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 (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) issued by the appropriate competent authority;
“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 Northern Ireland 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 Department;
“keeper” means any person responsible for animals, whether on a permanent or on a temporary basis, including during transportation or at a market;
“member State” means any member State of the European Communities, other than the United Kingdom; and
“official veterinary surgeon” means a person designated as such in accordance with regulation 7(2) of the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997.
(3) In these Regulations a reference to “another part of the European Community” shall be construed as a reference to a place in Great Britain, the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands or to a place in any member State.
(4) These Regulations shall apply in relation to any animal intended for intra-Community trade after the date of their coming into operation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/324/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-passport-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/regulation-2
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