Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

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

• “camelid” means an animal of a species which is a member of the camelidae family;

• “Cattle Identification Regulations” means the Cattle Identification Regulations 1998^f1;

• “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 but not including any place used, whether as a market or otherwise for the trading of animals;

• “controlled area order” means any declaratory order made under article 30 of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order 1983^f2;

• “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;

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

• “keeper” means any person having care and control of animals even on a temporary basis but, except for the purposes of article 8(7)(a) below, not including any person who is only a keeper because he is transporting the animals;

• “land” includes common or unenclosed land;

• “management unit” means a group of animals which are kept and managed together;

• “Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;

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

• “registered right of common” means a right of common registered under the Commons Registration Act 1965^f3 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^f4, the Epping Forest Acts 1878 and 1880^f5 or the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1977^f6 or any like right or permission exercised in the Forest of Dean;

• “Scottish Ministers” has the meaning it is given in section 44 of the Scotland Act 1998^f7;

• “slaughterhouse” has the meaning it is given in the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995^f8;

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

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