The Bovine Products (Restriction on Placing on the Market) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;

“animal feed” and “human food” have the meanings that they respectively bear in Regulation 999/2001;

“authorised officer”, in relation to the relevant enforcement authority, means any person (whether or not an officer of the authority) authorised by it in writing, either generally or specially, to act in matters arising under these Regulations and includes—

(a)

in relation to any premises licensed under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(1)—

(i)

a veterinary surgeon appointed as an authorised officer in relation to those premises in accordance with regulation 7(1) of those Regulations; or

(ii)

any other person appointed as an inspector in relation to those premises in accordance with regulation 7(2) of those Regulations;

(b)

in relation to any premises that are approved under the Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(2), a person authorised by the enforcement authority in writing, either generally or specially, to act in matters arising under those Regulations; and

(c)

in relation to any premises that are approved under the Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(3), a person authorised by the enforcement authority in writing, either generally or specifically, to act in matters arising under those Regulations;

“bovine animal” includes—

(a)

buffalo of the species Bubalus bubalis; and

(b)

Bison bison;

“the Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2005/598/EC prohibiting the placing on the market of products derived from bovine animals born or reared within the United Kingdom before 1st August 1996 for any purpose and exempting such animals from certain control and eradication measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001(4);

“the Department” means the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety;

“fertilisers” has the meaning given to it in Article 3.1(k) of Regulation 999/2001;

“material” and “product” shall respectively be construed in accordance with the meanings that “materials” and “products” bear in the Commission Decision;

“place on the market” means sell, supply in any other way against payment or free of charge and store with a view to supplying against payment or free of charge;

“Regulation 999/2001” means Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 932/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies as regards the extension of the period for transitional measures(6); and

“the relevant enforcement authority” means the body which by virtue of regulation 7 has the duty of executing and enforcing these Regulations.

(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(7) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(1)

S.R. 1997 No. 493, amended by S.R. 1998 No. 237, S.R. 2000 Nos. 78, 191 and 287 and S.R. 2002 No. 217

(2)

S.R. 1997 No. 494, as amended by S.R. 1999 No. 193

(3)

S.R. 1997 No. 495, amended by S.R. 2000 No. 78, S.R. 2000 No. 191 and S.R. 2000 No. 287

(4)

O.J. No. L204, 5.8.2005, p. 22

(5)

O.J. No. L147, 31.5.2001, p. 1

(6)

O.J. No. L163, 23.6.2005, p. 1

(7)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)