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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-application-to-zootechnical-additives-etc-scotland-regulations-2005/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3362",
  "legislation_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Application to Zootechnical Additives etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-application-to-zootechnical-additives-etc-scotland-regulations-2005",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the Act” means the Agriculture Act 1970;\n“additive” means a feed additive to which the Additives Regulation applies that is not an excluded additive;\n“the Additives Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition ;\n“excluded additive” means any of the following—\n(a)coccidiostats;\n(b)histomonostats; or\n(c)any zootechnical additive falling within category (d) of Article 6(1) of the Additives Regulation;\n“the Feed Hygiene Regulations” means the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 ;\n“the Feeding Stuffs Regulations” means the Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Regulations 2005 ;\n“quasi-medicinal additive” means an excluded additive which is not a non-medicinal zootechnical additive;\n“non medicinal zootechnical additive” means a product falling within category (d) of Article 6(1) of the Additives Regulation that is either—\n(d)a digestibility enhancer;\n(e)a gut flora stabiliser; or\n(f)a substance incorporated with the intention of favourably affecting the environment;\n“non medicinal zootechnical premixture” is a premixture within the meaning given by Article 2(2)(e) of the Additives Regulation, excluding—\n(g)any premixture as defined below, and\n(h)any mixture consisting solely of a combination of quasi-medicinal additives;\n“the OFFC Regulations” means the Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2005 ; and\n“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.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "O.J. No. L 268, 18.10.2003, p.29, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 378/2005 of the Commission (O.J. No. L 59, 5/3/2005, p. 8."
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3362/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:41:19.765812+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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