# The Medicines (Medicated Animal Feeding Stuffs) Regulations 1988, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“animal feeding stuff” means any substance which is intended for use either by being fed to one or more animals or as an ingredient in the preparation of such a substance, not being in either case a medicinal product;
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland;
“final medicated feeding stuff” means any substance, not being a medicinal product, which is for use wholly or mainly by being fed to one or more animals for a medicinal purpose, or for purposes that include that purpose, without further processing;
“fish farmer” means—
(a) a person carrying on a business of fish farming or shellfish farming which is registered in a register kept by the Minister or the Secretary of State (as the case may be) for the purposes of an order made under section 7 of the Diseases of Fish Act 1983, or
(b) a person to whom a licence has been granted by the Department under section 11 of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966;
“the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
“prescription only medicine” means a medicinal product falling within a description or class for the time being specified for the purposes of section 58 of the Medicines Act 1968 in an order made under that section;
“the Register” means the Register kept under regulation 6(1)—
(a) by the registrar as respects Great Britain, or
(b) by the Department as respects Northern Ireland;
“the Society” means the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain;
“veterinary written direction” means a written direction given by a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner in accordance with regulation 5.
(2) References in these Regulations to the incorporation of a medicinal product in an animal feeding stuff do not include a reference to it being so incorporated in the course of making a medicinal product; but, subject to that, they include a reference to the incorporation—
(a) for a medicinal purpose of a substance or article other than a medicinal product, or
(b) of a substance in which a medicinal product has been incorporated,
in an animal feeding stuff.
(3) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation shall be construed as a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/976/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-medicated-animal-feeding-stuffs-regulations-1988/regulation-2
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