2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In these Regulations—
“authorised officer” means any person who is authorised in writing by an enforcement authority, either generally or specifically, to act in matters under these Regulations;
“Commission Regulation 1825/2000” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1825/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the labelling of beef and beef products(2);
“Council Regulation 1234/2007” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products(3);
“Commission Regulation 566/2008” means Commission Regulation 566/2008 laying down the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 as regards the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less(4)
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;
“enforcement authority” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 4; and
“Regulation 1760/2000” means Regulation (EC) No. 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97(5)
O.J. No. L216, 26.8.2000, p.8, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 275/2007 (O.J. No. 76, 16.3.2007, p.12)
O.J. No. L299, 16.11.2007, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 183/2009 (O.J. No. L 63, 7.3.2009, p.9)
O.J. No. L160, 19.6.2008, p.22
O.J. No. L204, 11.8.2000, p.1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1791/2006 (O.J. No. L 363, 20.12.2006, p.1)