Regulation 2 General Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Animal Welfare Act 2006;

• “keep” has the meaning given in regulation 3;

• “licence conditions” means the conditions set out in Schedule 1;

• “licence period”, in relation to a primate licence, means the period for which the licence has effect;

• “primate” means an animal of any species, other than homo sapiens, which belongs to the order Primates;

• “primate licence” means a licence under Part 2;

• “suitable person”, in relation to an inspection arranged by a local authority, means—

  1. (a)

     a veterinarian; or

  2. (b)

     any other person who, in the view of the local authority, is suitably qualified and competent to carry out the inspection;

• “veterinarian” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons or the supplementary veterinary register kept under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966^f1.