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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/official-feed-and-food-controls-scotland-regulations-2005/regulation-23",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2005/616",
  "legislation_title": "The Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/official-feed-and-food-controls-scotland-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/23",
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  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Interpretation of this Part of these Regulations",
  "text": "In this Part of these Regulations–\n“authorised officer”, in relation to an enforcement authority, means any person appointed under regulations 24(2) or 25(2) as the case may be;\n“enforcement authority” means–\n(a)in relation to the enforcement of this Part of these Regulations in relation to feed the feed authority; and\n(b)in relation to the enforcement of this Part of these Regulations in relation to food the food authority;\n“feed” does not include–\n(a)any of the following feed additives–\n(i)coccidiostats;\n(ii)histomonostats; or\n(iii)any zootechnical additive falling within category (d) of Article 6(1) of Regulation 1831/2003; or\n(b)any premixture within the meaning given in Article 2(2)(e) of Regulation 1831/2003 consisting solely of a combination of such additives;\n“the Import Provisions” means this Part of these Regulations and Articles 15 to 24 of Regulation 882/2004;\n“outside Scotland enforcement authority” means the body responsible for enforcing the legislation in force with respect to imported products in any part of the United Kingdom except Scotland;\n“product” means feed or food whose import is regulated by Article 15 of Regulation 882/2004 (feed and food of non–animal origin not included in the scope of Directive 97/78/EC) and includes those composite food products listed in the Annex to Commission Decision 2002/349/EC laying down the list of products to be examined at border inspection posts under Council Directive 97/78/EC which include only a limited percentage of products of animal origin and which are thereby excluded from the provisions of Directive 97/78/EC by Article 3(1) of that Decision; and\n“the relevant territories” means the territories referred to in Annex I to Regulation 882/2004.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "O.J. No. L 121, 8.5.02, p.6."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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