Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations —

• “the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;

• “owner” means —

  1. (a)

     in the case of goods in transit, the consignor (or, if the consignor does not have an address in England, the consignee);

  2. (b)

     in the case of goods from a vending machine —

     1. (i)

        if the machine is marked with the name and address of its owner, and the address is in England, that person; and

     2. (ii)

        in any other case, the occupier of the premises on which the machine stands or to which it is affixed;

  3. (c)

     in any other case, the person appearing to the authorised officer to be the owner of the sample when the officer procured it;

• “qualified” means qualified for the purposes of the Act;

• F1“Regulation 2017/625” means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No. 999/2001, (EC) No. 396/2005, (EC) No. 1069/2009, (EC) No. 1107/2009, (EU) No. 1151/2012, (EU) No. 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No. 1/2005 and (EC) No. 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No. 854/2004 and (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC.

• F2“specified state” means one of the states specified in Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023;