Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

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

• “collecting centre” means premises used for the intermediate reception of animals intended to be moved elsewhere (but does not include a market or other place used for the sale or trading of animals unless all the animals there are intended for immediate slaughter);

• “keeper” means any person having care and control of animals even on a temporary basis and includes, for the purposes of article 8(2)(a), any person transporting the animals;

• “land” includes common or unenclosed land;

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

• “sole occupancy group” has the meaning assigned by article 5;

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

• “slaughterhouse” has the meaning it is given in the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995^f1;

• “standstill period” means a period when animals may not be moved off premises because of the provisions of article 3(1)(b); and

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