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Regulation 2 Interpretation

(1)

In these Regulations —

  • “the Act” means the Agriculture Act 1970 M1;

  • “enforcement authority” means the body having the duty to enforce under Part IV of the Act pursuant to section 67(1), (1A) or (2) as the case may be;

  • “inspector” means a person appointed by an enforcement authority under section 67(3) of the Act;

  • “Regulation 178/2002” means Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), other expressions used in these Regulations and in Regulation 178/2002 have the same meaning in these Regulations as in Regulation 178/2002 and in these Regulations any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in Regulation 178/2002.

(3)

“Feed” or “feedingstuff” does not include any of the following feed additives —

(a)

coccidiostats;

(b)

histomonostats; and

(c)

all other zootechnical additives except —

(i)

digestibility enhancers;

(ii)

gut flora stabilisers; and

(iii)

substances incorporated with the intention of favourably affecting the environment,

or any premixture containing such additives.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

1970 c. 40.

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked in part (S.) (1.1.2006) by The Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/608), regs. 1(1), 37, sch. 3

Regulations revoked in part (S.) (3.1.2006) by The Feeding Stuffs (Application to Zootechnical Additives etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3362), reg. 8, Sch.

F2

Regulations revoked (W.) (1.1.2006) by The Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3368), reg. 1, Sch. 2