Regulation 2 Interpretation

—In these Regulations—

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• “establishment” means any site at which 350 or more laying hens are kept;

• “laying hens” means hens of the species Gallus gallus which have reached maturity and are kept for the production of eggs not intended for hatching;

• “local authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in any part of England where there is, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994^f1, a unitary authority for that local government area, that authority;

  2. (b)

     where there is not a unitary authority—

     1. (i)

        in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;

     2. (ii)

        in a non-metropolitan county, the council of that county; or

     3. (iii)

        in each London borough, the council of that borough;

  3. (c)

     in the City of London, the Common Council; and

• “register” means the register of establishments maintained by the Secretary of State pursuant to regulation 3.