# The Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2023, 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—
(a) a veterinarian; or
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348255423/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-animal-welfare-primate-licences-england-regulations-2023/regulation-2
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