Regulation 6 Interpretation of Part III

In this Part—

• “the Beef Assurance Scheme” means the Scheme for the registration of herds under and for the purposes of this Part and for the certification of animals belonging to such herds;

• “beef herd” means a herd of bovine animals kept wholly or mainly for the production of meat;

• “dairy herd” means a herd of bovine animals kept wholly or mainly for the production of milk;

• “herd” means one or more bovine animals in the same ownership;

• “Register” means the register kept by the Department under regulation 4(2) and “registered” in relation to any herd means for the time being entered in the Register under that paragraph;

• “veterinary inspector” means a person appointed by the Department to be an inspector for the purposes of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981^f1, being a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons or any veterinary practitioner qualified as approved by the Department.