Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Agriculture Act 1970;

• “additive” means a feed additive to which the Additives Regulation applies that is not an excluded additive;

• “the Additives Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition M1;

• “excluded additive” means any of the following—

  1. (a)

     coccidiostats;

  2. (b)

     histomonostats; or

  3. (c)

     any zootechnical additive falling within category (d) of Article 6(1) of the Additives Regulation;

• “the Feed Hygiene Regulations” means the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 M2;

• “the Feeding Stuffs Regulations” means the Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Regulations 2005 M3;

• “quasi-medicinal additive” means an excluded additive which is not a non-medicinal zootechnical additive;

• “non medicinal zootechnical additive” means a product falling within category (d) of Article 6(1) of the Additives Regulation that is either—

  1. (d)

     a digestibility enhancer;

  2. (e)

     a gut flora stabiliser; or

  3. (f)

     a substance incorporated with the intention of favourably affecting the environment;

• “non medicinal zootechnical premixture” is a premixture within the meaning given by Article 2(2)(e) of the Additives Regulation, excluding—

  1. (g)

     any premixture as defined below, and

  2. (h)

     any mixture consisting solely of a combination of quasi-medicinal additives;

• “the OFFC Regulations” means the Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2005 M4; and

• “premixture” has the meaning given by Article 2(2)(e) of the Additives Regulation, excluding any mixture consisting solely of a combination of excluded additives.