Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, except where the context requires otherwise–

• “the Act” means the Food Act 1984;

• “the Board” means the Milk Marketing Board for England and Wales established by the Milk Marketing Scheme (Approval) Order 1933^f1;

• “cow” means a cow kept for milking purposes whether dry or in milk but does not include a heifer which has never calved;

• “dairy farm visit” means a visit to a registered dairy farm by an inspector and the undertaking by him there of inspection, sampling or both for the purpose of ascertaining whether provisions of the principal Regulations are being complied with, and–

  1. (a)

     “sampling dairy farm visit” means a dairy farm visit for the sole purpose of taking samples of milk or water or both, and

  2. (b)

     “general dairy farm visit” means any other dairy farm visit;

• “follow-up visit” means a sampling dairy farm visit arising out of findings of a previous sampling dairy farm visit for which a charge has been made under these Regulations, and findings of any follow-up visit shall be treated as if they were also findings of that previous sampling dairy farm visit;

• “inspector” means an inspector or authorised officer of the Minister;

• “the Minister” means–

  1. (a)

     except in regulation 4, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, and

  2. (b)

     in regulation 4–

     1. (i)

        in respect of registered dairy farms wholly in Wales, the Secretary of State, and

     2. (ii)

        in respect of other registered dairy farms, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;

• “the principal Regulations” means the Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations 1959^f2, the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations 1989^f3 or both;

• “registered dairy farm” means a farm registered under regulation 6 of the Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations 1959;

• “registered dairy farmer” means a person registered under regulation 6 of the Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations 1959; and

• “served” means served in accordance with section 125 of the Act.

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation shall, unless the reference is to a regulation of specified Regulations, be construed as a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations.