The Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations–

“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;

“the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;

“authorised officer”–

(a)

in relation to a competent authority, means any person appointed under regulation 3(1); and

(b)

in relation to a relevant enforcement authority, means any person appointed under regulation 3(2);

“competent authority” means the authority which, by virtue of regulation 4, is so designated for the purposes of the provisions of Regulation 882/2004 specified in that regulation;

“Directive 2004/41”, “Regulation 178/2002”, “Regulation 1831/2003”, “Regulation 852/2004”, “Regulation 853/2004”, “Regulation 882/2004” and “Regulation 1688/2005” have the meanings respectively given to them in Schedule 1;

“feed authority” and “food authority” respectively mean a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(1);

“the Official Control Regulations” means these Regulations and Regulation 882/2004;

“premises” includes any establishment, any place, vehicle, stall or moveable structure and any ship or aircraft;

“primary production” has the meaning it bears in Regulation 852/2004;

“relevant enforcement authority” means a body which, by virtue of regulation 18, is made responsible for executing and enforcing regulations 6(3), 10(8), 12, 17, 19(8) and 20;

“relevant feed law” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 2; and

“relevant food law” has the meaning given to it in Schedule 3.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), any expression other than–

(a) one defined in paragraph (1); and

(b) for the purposes of Part 3 of these Regulations one defined in regulation 23,

(3) Subject to paragraph (1) and, for the purposes of Part 3 of these Regulations to regulation 23, and unless the contrary intention appears, any expression used both in these Regulations and in Regulation 178/2002 or Regulation 882/2004 has the meaning it bears in Regulation 178/2002 or Regulation 882/2004 as the case may be.

(1)

1994 c. 39; section 2 was amended by the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), Schedule 22, paragraph 232.