# The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014, Regulation 2A: Further interpretation provision: England


(1) In these Regulations, as they apply in relation to England—
“animal” means any invertebrate or vertebrate animal except man;
“animal by-products” means—
(a)entire bodies or parts of bodies of animals;
(b)products of animal origin; or
(c)other products obtained from animals,
which are not intended for human consumption, but excluding semen, oocytes and embryos intended for artificial reproduction;
“approved animal by-products plant” means a plant for the processing or disposal of animal by-products approved in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EC) 1069/2009;
“carcase” means the body of a dead animal or any part of a body of a dead animal other than a sample taken from such a body;
“controlled zone” means—
(a)a protection zone declared by the Secretary of State,
(b)a surveillance zone declared by the Secretary of State, or
(c)a Restricted Zone;
“emergency vaccination zone” means an emergency vaccination zone declared under regulation 29;
“estimated earliest date of infection”, in relation to infected premises, means the date a veterinary inspector estimates as the date of earliest infection at the premises;
“feral pig control zone” means a feral pig control zone declared under regulation 21;
“feral pig investigation zone” means a feral pig investigation zone declared under regulation 20;
“fresh meat” means meat that has not undergone any preserving process other than chilling, freezing or quick-freezing and includes meat that is vacuum wrapped or wrapped in a controlled atmosphere;
“germinal products” means semen, oocytes and embryos obtained from pigs intended for artificial reproduction;
“meat” means any part of a carcase intended for human consumption, and includes products resulting from—
(a)the processing of any part of such a carcase; and
(b)the further processing such a processed product;
“meat products” means—
(a)processed products, including treated stomachs, bladders, intestines, resulting from the processing of meat, or from the further processing of such processed products, so that the cut surface shows that the product no longer has the characteristics of fresh meat;
(b)rendered animal fat;
(c)meat extracts; or
(d)blood products;
“pig products” means—
(a)products of animal origin obtained from pigs;
(b)animal by-products obtained from pigs; or
(c)germinal products;
“products of animal origin” means products obtained from animals for human consumption;
“Products of Animal Origin Regulations” means the Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008;
“protection zone” means a protection zone declared under regulation 23;
“Regulation (EC) 1069/2009” means Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation);
“relevant controlled zone” means—
(a)a protection zone declared by the Secretary of State;
(b)a surveillance zone declared by the Secretary of State;
(c)a restricted zone 2; or
(d)a restricted zone 3;
“surveillance zone” means a surveillance zone declared under regulation 23;
“temporary control zone” means a temporary control zone declared under regulation 9;
“unregulated period of infection”, in relation to infected premises, means the period—
(a)beginning with the day that is 15 days before the estimated earliest date of infection; and
(b)ending with the day on which infection is confirmed at the premises.
(2) A controlled zone is an infected area for the purposes of the Animal Health Act 1981 (see section 17 of that Act).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1894/regulation/2A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-swine-regulations-2014/regulation-2A
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