The Feeding Stuffs (Safety Requirements for Feed for Food-Producing Animals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations –

“the Act” means the Agriculture Act 1970(1);

“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;

“inspector” means a person appointed by the Department under section 67(2) of the Act(2);

“Regulation 178/2002” means Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), other expressions used in these Regulations and in Regulation 178/2002 have the same meaning in these Regulations as in Regulation 178/2002 and in these Regulations any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in Regulation 178/2002.

(3) “Feed” or “feedingstuff” does not include any of the following feed additives –

(a) coccidiostats;

(b) histomonostats; and

(c) all other zootechnical additives except –

(i) digestibility enhancers;

(ii) gut flora stabilisers; and

(iii) substances incorporated with the intention of favourably affecting the environment,

or any premixture containing such additives.

(1)

1970 c. 40

(2)

Section 67, in its application to Northern Ireland, is substituted by section 86(3) of the Agriculture Act 1970