The EC Fertilisers (Scotland) Regulations 2006

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations–

“the Community Regulation” means Regulation (EC) 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13th October 2003 relating to fertilisers(1);

“inspector” means a person appointed under regulation 11(2) or 14(3);

“operator” means a person to whom an approval has been issued and not withdrawn in respect of a laboratory–

(a)

pursuant to regulation 16(1); or

(b)

as described in regulation 16(3); and

“premises” includes any land, building, vehicle or trailer, container, stall or moveable structure, ship or other vessel, or aircraft.

(2) In these Regulations–

(a) a reference to a numbered Article or numbered Annex is a reference to the Article in, or Annex to, the Community Regulation so numbered;

(b) any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations;

(c) any reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation in which that paragraph occurs unless the reference is expressly stated to relate to a paragraph of an Article in the Community Regulation; and

(d) words or expressions that are used in the Community Regulation and these Regulations have the same meaning in these Regulations as in the Community Regulation.

(1)

O.J. No. L 304, 21.11.03, p.1 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2004 (O.J. No. L 359, 4.12.2004, p.25).