Part I Introduction

1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Fresh Meat (Beef Controls) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st September 1996.

2 Interpretation
In these Regulations—
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture;
“meat” means any part of an animal that is suitable for human consumption;
“official number” means the identification number allocated by the Department in accordance with the provisions of the Tuberculosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 1964;
“the Order” means the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;
“sell” includes possess for sale, and offer, expose or advertise for sale.
S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1964 No. 31; the relevant amending Orders are S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1968 No. 236, S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 76, S.R. 1986 No. 48 and S.R. 1994 No. 216