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Regulation 2 Interpretation

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(1)

In these Regulations—

  • “the appropriate authority” means—

    1. (a)

      in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

    2. (b)

      in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

    3. (c)

      in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

  • “the OIE” means the World Organization for Animal Health;

  • “third country” means any country or territory other than—

    1. (a)

      an EEA State, Andorra, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, San Marino and Switzerland;

    2. (b)

      any part of the British Islands.

(2)

In Part 2 of these Regulations—

(a)

the “animal health criteria” means the criteria set out in Schedule 1;

(b)

“the list” or “the relevant list” (as the case may be), for the purposes of any regulation, has the meaning given in paragraph (1) of that regulation;

(c)

the “public health criteria” means the criteria set out in Schedule 2.