Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “appropriate Minister”means, as respects England, the Minister and, as respects Scotland and Wales, the Secretary of State;

• “authorised officer”means a person authorised by a local authority to carry out a health inspection and control exercise;

• “carcase”means the whole body of a slaughtered farmed game animal after bleeding and dressing;

• “the Decision”means Council Decision 88/408/EEC^f1on the levels of the fees to be charged for health inspections and controls of fresh meat pursuant to Council Directive 85/73/EEC^f2;

• “ECU”means European Currency Unit as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3180/78^f3 and any amount expressed as a number of ECUs shall be converted to sterling at such rate as shall be published annually on the first working day of September in the C Series of the Official Journal of the European Communities (as specified by article 9 of the Decision);

• “farmed game”means wild land mammals which are reared and slaughtered in captivity, excluding—

  1. (a)

     mammals of the family Leporidae, or

  2. (b)

     wild land mammals living within an enclosed territory under conditions of freedom similar to those enjoyed by wild game;

• “farmed game handling facility”means any building, premises or place, other than a slaughterhouse, used for the purpose of slaughtering farmed game, the flesh of which is intended for sale for human consumption;

• “farmed game meat”means meat obtained from farmed game;

• “farmed game processing facility” means premises, other than a slaughterhouse, used for the purpose of dressing farmed game the flesh of which is intended for sale for human consumption;

• “health inspection and control exercise”means an inspection or supervisory function carried out in respect of farmed game meat by a local authority at any premises pursuant to the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1992^f4;

• “livestock unit”means 3 deer or swine;

• “local authority”means—

  1. (a)

     as respects any district or London borough, the council of that district or borough;

  2. (b)

     as respects the City of London (including the Temples), the Common Council; and

  3. (c)

     as respects Scotland, an islands or district council;

• “meat”means all parts of farmed game meat which are suitable for human consumption;

• “premises”means any slaughterhouse, cutting premises, cold store, farmed game handling facility or farmed game processing facility;

• “real cost”, in relation to the carrying out of a health inspection and control exercise, means the cost of such an exercise calculated in accordance with the provisions of regulation 5;

• “slaughterhouse”means any building, premises or place (other than a farmed game handling facility) for slaughtering animals, the flesh of which is intended for sale for human consumption, and includes any place available in connection therewith for the confinement of animals while awaiting slaughter there.

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation shall be construed as a reference to the regulatiomn bearing that number in these Regulations.