# The Dairy (Specific Market Support Measure) Regulations 2010, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In these Regulations—
“Commission Regulation (EU) No 1233/2009” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 1233/2009 laying down a specific market support measure in the dairy sector;
“Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007” means Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products;
“farmer” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers;
“marketing” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 65(h) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and cognate terms are construed accordingly;
“milk” means the produce of the milking of one or more cows;
“milk equivalent” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 65(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and by Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector;
“relevant authority” means—
(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;
(c)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers; and
(d)in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;
“specified period” means the period from 1st October 2008 until 30th September 2009 inclusive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1085/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dairy-specific-market-support-measure-regulations-2010/regulation-2
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