Regulation 2 Interpretation

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In these Regulations—

“the Decision” means Commission Decision 96/301/EC authorising member States temporarily to take additional measures against the dissemination of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as regards Egypt^f1 as amended by the Commission Decision of 28th January 1998 authorising member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the dissemination of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as regards Egypt^f2;
“inspector” means any person authorised to be an inspector for the purposes of the Order;
“the Minister” means in the application of these Regulations to England the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in their application to Scotland the Secretary of State for Scotland and in their application to Wales the Secretary of State for Wales;
“the Order” means the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993^f3;
“originating in Egypt” means grown in Egypt;
“phytosanitary certificate” has the same meaning as in article 2(1) of the Order;
“potato” means any tuber or true seed of Solanum tuberosum L. or other tuber-forming species or hybrid of the genus Solanum L.

Annotations

f1: OJ No. L115, 9.5.96, p. 47.
f2: OJ No. L25, 31.1.98, p. 101.
f3: S.I. 1993/1320; as amended by S.I. 1993/3213, 1995/1358 and 2929, 1996/25, 1165 and 3242, 1997/1145 and 2907.