Regulation 2 Interpretation

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 2(1) words inserted by Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) 2000 Sch. 4 Pt. 8 para. 1
reg. 2(1) words inserted by Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) 2000 Sch. 4 Pt. 8 para. 1
reg. 2(1) words inserted by Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) 1996 reg. 2(a)

(1)

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“cattle birth record document” means a document which—

(a)

is issued and authenticated by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Secretary of State in respect of a bovine animal for which no national administrative document has been issued; and

(b)

records the date of birth and the ear-tag number of the bovine animal to which it relates;

“cattle passport” has the meaning given in the Cattle Passports Order 1996^f1;

“meat” means any part of an animal that is suitable for human consumption;
“national administrative document” means a document issued in pursuance of article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3886/92^f2laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No. 805/68 on the common organisation of the market in beef and repealing Regulations (EEC) No. 1244/82 and (EEC) No. 714/89, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1850/95^f3; and
“sell” includes possess for sale, and offer, expose or advertise for sale.

(2)

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1996/1686.
f2: O.J. No. L391, 31.12.92, p. 20.
f3: O.J. No. L177, 28.7.95, p. 45.