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Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations–

“authorised officer” means any person (whether or not an officer of the Scottish Ministers or of a local authority) who is authorised for the purposes of these Regulations by the Scottish Ministers or a local authority;

“Commission Regulation 1141/97” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1141/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97 as regards the labelling of beef and beef products(1) as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2406/97(2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 824/98(3);

“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(4);

“justice of the peace” means a full justice as defined by section 9 of the Districts Courts (Scotland) Act 1975(5);

“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(6);

“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(7).

(1)

O.J. No. L 165, 24.6.97. p.7.

(2)

O.J. No. L 332, 4.12.97, p.36.

(3)

O.J. No. L 117, 21.4.98, p.4.

(4)

O.J. No. L 216, 26.8.00, p.8.

(5)

1975 c. 20. The definition of “full justice” was inserted by section 8 of the Bail, Judicial Appointments etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 9).

(7)

O.J. No. L 204, 11.8.00, p.1.