The Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Interpretation of this Part of these Regulations

23.  In this Part of these Regulations–

“authorised officer”, in relation to an enforcement authority, means any person appointed under regulations 24(2) or 25(2) as the case may be;

“enforcement authority” means–

(a)

in relation to the enforcement of this Part of these Regulations in relation to feed the feed authority; and

(b)

in relation to the enforcement of this Part of these Regulations in relation to food the food authority;

“feed” does not include–

(a)

any of the following feed additives–

(i)

coccidiostats;

(ii)

histomonostats; or

(iii)

any zootechnical additive falling within category (d) of Article 6(1) of Regulation 1831/2003; or

(b)

any premixture within the meaning given in Article 2(2)(e) of Regulation 1831/2003 consisting solely of a combination of such additives;

“the Import Provisions” means this Part of these Regulations and Articles 15 to 24 of Regulation 882/2004;

“outside Scotland enforcement authority” means the body responsible for enforcing the legislation in force with respect to imported products in any part of the United Kingdom except Scotland;

“product” means feed or food whose import is regulated by Article 15 of Regulation 882/2004 (feed and food of non–animal origin not included in the scope of Directive 97/78/EC) and includes those composite food products listed in the Annex to Commission Decision 2002/349/EC laying down the list of products to be examined at border inspection posts under Council Directive 97/78/EC(1) which include only a limited percentage of products of animal origin and which are thereby excluded from the provisions of Directive 97/78/EC by Article 3(1) of that Decision; and

“the relevant territories” means the territories referred to in Annex I to Regulation 882/2004.

(1)

O.J. No. L 121, 8.5.02, p.6.