Regulation 2 InterpretationE1I1

In these Regulations—

• “appropriate authority” means—

  1. (a)

     the food authority;

  2. (b)

     in England, the Secretary of State;

  3. (c)

     in Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

  4. (d)

     in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers; and

  5. (e)

     in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;

• “food authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in England—

     1. (i)

        any county council;

     2. (ii)

        any district council;

     3. (iii)

        any London borough council;

     4. (iv)

        the Common Council of the City of London (including the Temples) in its capacity as a local authority; or

     5. (v)

        the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

  2. (b)

     in Wales, any county council or any county borough council;

  3. (c)

     in Scotland, any council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994^f1; and

  4. (d)

     in Northern Ireland, any district council.

In these Regulations references to—

(referred to in these Regulations as “the F1assimilated Regulations”) are references to the provisions of the Regulation specified in sub-paragraph (a) and to the Regulations specified in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) as amended from time to time.

F2Except to the extent that paragraphs (1) and (2) provide otherwise, expressions used in these Regulations and the F3assimilated Regulations have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have in the assimilated Regulations.