Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and, save where otherwise indicated and subject to paragraph (2), any expression used both in these Regulations and in the Act has the meaning it bears in the Act;
“the Commission Decision” means Commission Decision 2002/69/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China(2);
“food authority” does not include a port health authority;
“free circulation” has the same meaning as in Article 23.2, as read with Article 24, of the Treaty establishing the European Community;
“port health authority” means a port health authority for a port health district constituted under section 2(4) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984(3);
“relevant product of animal origin” means a product of animal origin falling within either of the following descriptions—
products of animal origin originating in, or consigned from, China, and intended for human consumption, or animal feed use, except for any such product which is of a kind to which the derogation contained in Article 2.2 of the Commission Decision (which is concerned with casings and certain fishery products) applies; and
products which contain any product falling within the description given in paragraph (a) of this definition.
(2) Any expression used both in these Regulations and in the Commission Decision has the same meaning in these Regulations as it bears in that Decision.