The Salmonella in Broiler Flocks (Survey Powers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“broiler chicken” means any bird of the species Gallus gallus bred for meat;

“Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2005/636/EC concerning a financial contribution by the Community towards a baseline survey on the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in broiler flocks of Gallus gallus to be carried out in the member States (1);

“faecal and environmental material” means faeces from broiler chickens, or other material which may have come into contact with such faeces or with broiler chickens, or a mixture of such faeces and such other material, and any other material which the Technical Specifications require to be sampled;

“holding” means a facility used for the rearing or keeping of broiler chickens;

“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;

“inspector” means any person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of these Regulations by the Department;

“the Technical Specifications” means those technical specifications referred to at Article 5 of the Commission Decision having been presented to the European Commission’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 19 July 2005 which are entitled “Baseline Survey on the Prevalence of Salmonella in Broiler Flocks of Gallus gallus in the EU – Technical Specifications”.

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

(1)

O.J. No. L 228, 3.9.2005, p 14

(2)

1954 c. 33(N.I.)