The Specified Risk Material (Inspection Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “approved”, in relation to a slaughterhouse or cutting plant, means approved under regulation 15 of the Specified Risk Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(1);

• “cutting premises” means cutting premises (as defined by regulation 2(1) of the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(2)) which are licenced under regulation 4 thereof;

• “employers' National Insurance contributions” means those social security contributions for which employers are liable under Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act (Northern Ireland) 1992(3);

• “owner” means, in relation to any slaughterhouse or authorised cutting premises, any person (save one who is also its occupier) who owns any interest in it;

• “slaughterhouse” includes an approved slaughterhouse;

• “the SRM charge” means a charge calculated in accordance with the Schedule in respect of the costs incurred by the Department in carrying out the SRM inspections;

• “the SRM inspections” means any of the inspections and controls specified in regulation 9(9) or 15(4) of the Specified Risk Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997; and

• “SRM inspector” means an officer of the Department engaged in carrying out the SRM inspections.

(1)

S.R. 1997 No. 552

(2)

S.R. 1997 No. 493

(3)

1992 c. 7