2.—(1) In these Regulations–
“inspector” means any person appointed by the Scottish Ministers to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations; and
“Regulation 396/2005” means Regulation (EC) No. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to Regulation 396/2005 is a reference to that Regulation as amended from time to time.
(3) Expressions used in both these Regulations and Regulation 396/2005 have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have in Regulation 396/2005.
(4) A reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing or produced in written form includes a reference to an electronic communication, as defined in section 15 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(1).
2000 c. 7. Section 15 was amended by paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).