# The Sheep and Goats Identification (Scotland) Regulations 2000, 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 ;
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/418/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-identification-scotland-regulations-2000/regulation-2
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