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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishery-products-official-controls-charges-scotland-regulations-2007/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/537",
  "legislation_title": "The Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishery-products-official-controls-charges-scotland-regulations-2007",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations–\n“Directive 2004/41”, “Regulation 2406/96”, “Regulation 852/2004, “Regulation 853/2004”, “Regulation 1688/2005”, “Regulation 2073/2005”, “Regulation 2074/2005”, “Regulation 2017/185”, “Regulation 2017/625”, “Regulation 2019/624” and “Regulation 2019/627” have the meanings respectively given to them in the schedule;\n“establishment” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(c) of Article 2 of Regulation 852/2004;\n“first placing on the market” has the meaning that it bears in Regulation 2017/625;\n“first sale in a fish market” has the meaning that the phrase “first sale in fish market” bears in Regulation 2017/625;\n“fishery products” has the meaning given by point 3.1 of Annex I to Regulation 853/2004;\n“food authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ;\n“imported” means introduced into Scotland other than from another part of the British Islands;\n“official controls” is to be construed in accordance with the definition of “official control” in Article 2(1) of Regulation 2017/625;\n“processing” has the meaning that it bears in Regulation 2017/625;\n“processing establishment” means an establishment at which processing occurs;\n“relevant fishery products” means fishery products which–\n(a)were caught in their natural environment;\n(b)are imported by a fishing vessel flying the flag of a third country;\n(c)have not been on land prior to being imported; and\n(d)are intended for placing on the market for human consumption,\nother than relevant landed fishery products and third country imports;\n“relevant food authority” means the food authority in whose area circumstances giving rise to an obligation under these Regulations to pay a charge to that authority arise;\n“relevant landed fishery products” means fishery products which–\n(a)are landed in Scotland;\n(b)have not been on land previously; and\n(c)are intended for placing on the market for human consumption,\nother than relevant fishery products and third country imports;\n“specified pelagic fish” means–\n(a)herring of the species Clupea harengus;\n(b)sardines of the species Sardinia pilchardus;\n(c)mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus or Scomber japonicus;\n(d)horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.);\n(e)anchovies (Engraulis spp.);\n(f)picarels of the species Maena smaris; and\n(g)sprat of the species Sprattus sprattus;\n“third country” (except in the expression “third country import”) means any country or territory other than the British Islands;\n“third country import” means an import in respect of which a charge is payable under Article 79 of Regulation 2017/625.\n“vendor” means–\n(a)where a first placing on the market or first sale in a fish market of relevant fishery products or relevant landed fishery products is effected on behalf of the owner or master of a vessel by another person, that other person; and\n(b)where there is a first placing on the market or first sale in a fish market of relevant fishery products or relevant landed fishery products in any other circumstances, the owner or master of the vessel from which they are landed.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 2 renumbered as reg. 2(1) (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/407), regs. 1, 5(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/407), regs. 1, 5(2)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/407), regs. 1, 5(2)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/407), regs. 1, 5(2)(b)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/407), regs. 1, 5(2)(b)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/407), regs. 1, 5(2)(b)(v)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.S.I. 2019/100, reg. 2(2) (as substituted by The Food and Feed (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/372), regs. 1(2)(a), 8(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 substituted (1.7.2012) by The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/177), reg. 1(b), sch. 4 para. 4 (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/407), regs. 1, 5(2)(b)(vi)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1994 c. 39. Section 2 was amended by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), Schedule 22, paragraph 232."
    }
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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."
}