Article 2 Interpretation

—In this Order—

• “animals” means cattle (excluding bison and yak), deer, goats, sheep and swine;

• “the Act” means the Animal Health Act 1981;

• “approved disinfectant” means a disinfectant listed in Schedule 1 to the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978^f1, as being approved for use in respect of Foot-and-Mouth Orders;

• “breeding isolation facility” has the meaning assigned to it in article 3(3)(g)(i);

• “Cattle Identification Regulations” means the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998^f2;

• “cattle passport” has the meaning it is given in the Cattle Identification Regulations save that it shall not include a calf passport as defined in those Regulations;

• “collecting centre” means premises used for the intermediate reception of animals intended to be moved elsewhere and includes any place used, whether as a market or otherwise, for the sale or trading of animals but only where the animals being sold or traded are intended for immediate slaughter thereafter;

• “controlled area order” means any declaratory order made under article 30 of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983^f3;

• “CPH number” means the county parish holding number assigned from time to time to any premises or part of any premises by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;

• “disinfect” means disinfect with an approved disinfectant;

• “hunting” means the use of hounds, beagles or other dogs for the purpose of hunting or coursing any deer, fox, mink, hare or rabbit or for hunting any drag or other trail;

• “individual identification number” has the same meaning as in the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) (England) Order 2002^f4;

• “keeper” means any person having care and control of animals even on a temporary basis and includes, for the purposes of article 6(6)(a), any person transporting the animals;

• “land” includes common or unenclosed land;

• “premises” includes land, with or without buildings;

• “registered right of common” means a right of common registered under the Commons Registration Act 1965^f5 or a right of common which is exempt from such registration but which is registered, designated, attached, or otherwise recognised, continued or preserved under and in accordance with any of the New Forest Acts 1854, 1949, 1964 and 1970, the Epping Forest Acts 1878 and 1880^f6 or the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1977^f7 or any like right or permission exercised in the Forest of Dean;

• “qualified veterinary surgeon” means a fellow or member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons;

• “S Mark” has the same meaning as in the Sheep and Goats Identification and Movement (Interim Measures) Order 2002;

• “Scottish Ministers” has the meaning it is given in section 44 of the Scotland Act 1998^f8;

• “slaughterhouse” has the meaning it is given in the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995^f9;

• “sole occupancy group” means any group of premises in relation to which an authority has been issued by the Secretary of State permitting movements between each of the premises in the group;

• “tack land” means land on to which animals belonging to another have been taken to be fed or pastured for reward by an agister; and

• “veterinary treatment” includes, in the case of goats, the collection of semen.