# The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Order 2008, Article 2: Interpretation: general

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In this Order–
“the Act” means the Animal Heath Act 1981;
“disease legislation” means any of the legislation listed in Schedule 1;
“domestic market” is the market for the sale of poultry meat in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland;
“establishment” means a slaughterhouse or a game handling establishment;
“game handling establishment” means an establishment where the preparation of wild game carcases takes place;
“meat” means any part of the carcase of any animal or poultry intended for human consumption, and includes a product resulting from the processing of meat from that animal or poultry or a product resulting from the further processing of such processed meat product;
“occupier” means, in relation to any premises or establishment, the person in charge of those premises or that establishment;
“premises” means any land, building, plant or place in business use, other than a slaughterhouse or game handling establishment;
“Regulation No. 853/2004” means Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin
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“seropositive pig” means a pig that is not a restricted animal but is required by the Scottish Ministers to be slaughtered in a slaughterhouse due to antibodies against swine vesicular disease virus being identified in that pig;
“seropositive pigmeat” is meat derived from a seropositive pig other than–
(a)restricted meat; and
(b)meat treated in accordance with Schedule 2 at a designated treatment centre;
“slaughter” means killing for the production of food for human consumption but does not include killing wild game;
“slaughterhouse” means an establishment where the slaughter and dressing of any animal or poultry takes place;
“supply” means supply to the final consumer or to a person who then supplies to the final consumer and includes consignment for sale;
“treatment centre” means premises designated under article 6 for the purpose of subjecting meat to a treatment listed in Schedule 2;
“vehicle” includes–
(a)a trailer, semi trailer or other thing designed or adapted to be towed by another vehicle;
(b)a detachable part of any vehicle;
(c)a container or other structure designed or adapted to be carried on a vehicle; and
“wild game” means a wild animal or bird which is hunted for human consumption.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/158/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/products-of-animal-origin-disease-control-scotland-order-2008/article-2
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