Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2005/636/EC concerning a financial contribution by the Community towards a baseline survey on the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in broiler flocks of Gallus gallus to be carried out in the Member States ^f1;

• “holding” means a facility used for the rearing or keeping of broiler chickens;

• “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^f2, 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.

Expressions defined in the Commission Decision have the same meaning in these Regulations.