Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “Directive 92/34/EEC” means Council Directive 92/34/EEC^f1 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production;

• “Directive 93/48/EEC” means Commission Directive 93/48/EEC^f2 setting out the schedule indicating the conditions to be met by fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production pursuant to Directive 92/34/EEC;

• “Directive 93/79/EEC” means Commission Directive 93/79/EEC^f3 setting out additional implementing provisions for lists of varieties of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants, as kept by suppliers under Directive 92/34/EEC;

• “fruit plant” means a plant intended, after marketing, to be planted or replanted;

• “inspector” means any person authorised by the Minister to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations;

• “marketing” means the delivery, offer for sale, exposure for sale, sale and possession with a view to sale of plant material, and “market” and “marketed” shall be construed accordingly;

• “the Minister” means, as respects England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and, as respects Scotland or Wales, the Secretary of State;

• “plant material” means fruit plants and seeds, parts of plants and all vegetative material, including rootstocks, intended for the propagation and production of fruit plants;

• “producer” means a supplier engaged in the production or reproduction of plant material;

• “responsible official body” means, as respects England and Wales, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and, as respects Scotland, the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department;

• “supplier” means any person professionally engaged in the production, reproduction, preservation, treatment or marketing of plant material.

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or a numbered schedule is a reference to the regulation or schedule so numbered in these Regulations.