Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–

• “the Act” means the Medicines Act 1968;

• “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–

  1. (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) pursuant to the Registration of Fish Farming and Shellfish Farming Businesses Order 1985^f1; or

  2. (b)

     a person to whom a licence has been granted by the Department under section 11 of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966^f2;

• “intermediate feed” means a medicated feeding stuff sold, supplied or imported for use wholly or mainly as an ingredient in the preparation of a substance which is to be fed to one or more animals for a medicinal purpose or for purposes that include that purpose, with or without further processing;

• “medicinal product” means a medicinal product as defined in section 130 of the Act^f3 and, for the purposes of these Regulations, includes “intermediate feed”;

• “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^f4;

• “the Register” means the Register kept under regulation 6(1)–

  1. (a)

     by the registrar as respects Great Britain, or

  2. (b)

     by the Department as respects Northern Ireland;

• “the Society” means the Royal 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.

Reference 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–

in an animal feeding stuff.

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation shall be construed as a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations.