Cattle Identification (Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“animal” means any bovine animal including an animal of the species bison bison or bubalus bubalis;

“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation EC/820/97(1) establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products;

“Department” means the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland;

“farm” means any holding on which animals are kept for the purpose of breeding, production, raising or fattening;

“herd” means

(a)

an animal kept; or

(b)

a group of animals kept together

on a holding in such manner or under such conditions as will in the opinion of a veterinary inspector minimize the possibility of infection being transmitted therefrom to any other animal whether on the same holding or another holding;

“holding” means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open-air farm, any place, in which animals are held, kept or handled;

“inspector” means any veterinary inspector and any other person authorised by the Department to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations;

“keeper” in relation to any animal has the same meaning as in the Council Regulation;

“register” means the register kept under and for the purposes of the first indent of Article 7(1) of the Council Regulation; and

“veterinary inspector” means any veterinary surgeon authorised by the Department as an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations.

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(2) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(1)

O.J. No. L117, 7.5.97, p. 1

(2)

1953 c. 33 (N.I.)