# The Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+NI

—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—
(a)in any part of England where there is, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 1994, a unitary authority for that local government area, that authority;
(b)where there is not a unitary authority—
(i)in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;
(ii)in a non-metropolitan county, the council of that county; or
(iii)in each London borough, the council of that borough;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3100/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-establishments-laying-hens-england-regulations-2003/regulation-2
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