Article 2 InterpretationI1

In this Order—

• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Animal Health Act 1981;

• “affected animal” (“anifail yr effeithiwyd arno”) means a non-bovine animal which is affected with tuberculous emaciation, or is excreting or discharging tuberculous material, or is affected with a chronic cough, or shows any other clinical signs of tuberculosis;

• “approved disinfectant” (“diheintydd cymeradwy”) means a disinfectant that is approved for use against tuberculosis in accordance with the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Wales) Order 2007^f1;

• F1“approved veterinary surgeon” (“milfeddyg cymeradwy”) means a veterinary surgeon who is approved in accordance with article 2A;

• “keeper” (“ceidwad”) means any person who owns or is responsible for a non-bovine animal whether on a permanent or temporary basis, but it does not include a person responsible for a non-bovine animal solely because the person is transporting it;

• “non-bovine animal” (“anifail nad yw'n anifail buchol”) means a deer, goat, alpaca, guanaco, llama or vicuna;

• “premises” (“mangre”) includes—

  1. (a)

     land or buildings; and

  2. (b)

     any other place including, in particular, a vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft, or a tent or other moveable structure;

• F2“relevant test” (“prawf perthnasol”) means—

  1. (a)

     a skin test; or

  2. (b)

     any other diagnostic test for tuberculosis approved by the Welsh Ministers;

• “suspected animal” (“anifail dan amheuaeth”) means a non-bovine animal which is suspected of being affected with tuberculosis and includes a non-bovine animal that has been in close contact with such a non-bovine animal;

• “tuberculosis” (“twbercwlosis”) means infection with Mycobacterium bovis (M.bovis); and

• “veterinary improvement notice” (“hysbysiad gwella milfeddygol”) means a notice served under article 8 (veterinary improvement notice).