Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “breed society mark" means any mark which is registered by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with regulation 7(5);

• “flockmark" means the mark allocated to the keeper of sheep by the Scottish Ministers according to regulation 3(5);

• “herdmark" means the mark allocated to the keeper of goats by the Scottish Ministers according to regulation 3(5);

• “holding" means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open air farm, any place in which sheep or goats are held, kept or handled;

• “inspector" means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations by the Scottish Ministers or a local authority;

• “keeper" means any person having care and control of sheep or goats, even on a temporary basis;

• “local authority" means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 M1;

• “unique individual identification number" means a unique combination of the letters “UK" followed by the herdmark or flockmark of the holding of birth, followed by a number which is unique to the animal to which it is applied and which has been created by the keeper of the holding of birth; and

• “veterinary treatment" means any treatment or other procedure carried out by or under the supervision of a veterinary surgeon and shall include castration.