1.—(1) This Schedule applies in relation to any holding on which one or more breeding flocks of the species Gallus gallus of at least 250 birds are kept.
(2) It applies in relation to any holding on which one or more laying flocks of the species Gallus gallus are kept unless all the eggs are–
(a)for private domestic use; or
(b)supplied in small quantities by the producer to the final consumer or to local retail shops.
(3) Any reference to an occupier is a reference to an occupier of such a holding.
(4) All references in this Schedule to birds are references to birds of the species Gallus gallus and all references to flocks are to flocks of those birds.