The Bovine Products (Restriction on Placing on the Market) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2005

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Agency” (“yr Asiantaeth”) means the Food Standards Agency;

“animal feed” (“bwyd anifeiliad”) and “human food” (“bwyd i bobl”) have the meanings that they respectively bear in Regulation 999/2001;

“authorised officer” (“swyddog awdurdodedig”), in relation to the relevant enforcement authority, means any person (whether or not an officer of the authority) who is authorised by it in writing, either generally or specially, to act in matters arising under these Regulations and in relation to—

(a)

a slaughterhouse,

(b)

a cutting plant,

(c)

an establishment to which Chapter I of Section V of Annex III to Regulation 853/2004 applies, and

(d)

an establishment at which meat products are produced,

includes an official veterinarian and an official auxiliary;

“bovine animal” (“anifail buchol”) includes—

(a)

buffalo of the species Bubalus bubalis; and

(b)

Bison bison;

“cutting plant” (“safle torri”) means an establishment which is used for boning and/or cutting up fresh meat for placing on the market as defined in Article 3.8 of Regulation 178/2002 and which—

(a)

is approved or conditionally approved under Article 31.2 of Regulation 882/2004; or

(b)

(although lacking the approval or conditional approval that it requires under Article 4.3 of Regulation 853/2004) was, on 31 December 2005, operating as licensed cutting premises under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995(1);

“cutting up” (“torri”) has the meaning that it bears in Regulation 853/2004;

“Decision 2005/598”, Directive 2004/41”, “Regulation 999/2001”, “Regulation 178/2002”, “Regulation 852/2004”, “Regulation 853/2004”, “Regulation 854/2004”, “Regulation 882/2004”, “Regulation A”, “Regulation B”, “Regulation C”, “Regulation D” and “Regulation E” (“Cyfarwyddeb 2004/41”, “Penderfyniad 2005/98”, “Rheoliad 999/2001”, “Rheoliad 178/2002”, “Rheoliad 852/2004”, “Rheoliad 853/2004”, “Rheoliad 854/2004”, “Rheoliad 882/2004”, “Rheoliad A”, “Rheoliad B”, “Rheoliad C”, “Rheoliad D” a “Rheoliad E”) have the meanings respectively given to them in the Schedule;

“establishment” (“sefydliad”) has the meaning given in Article 2.1(c) of Regulation No. 852/2004;

“fertilisers” (“gwrteithiau”) has the meaning given to it in Article 3.1(k) of Regulation 999/2001;

“food authority” (“awdurdod bwyd”) has the meaning that it bears by virtue of section 5(1A) of the Food Safety Act 1990(2);

“fresh meat” (“cig ffres”) means meat that has not undergone any preserving process (other than chilling, freezing or quick-freezing) including meat that is vacuum-wrapped or wrapped in a controlled atmosphere;

“material” (“deunydd”) and “product” (“cynnyrch”) are respectively construed in accordance with the meanings that “materials” and products” bear in Decision 2005/598;

“meat” (“cig”) means edible parts of a bovine animal including its blood;

“meat product” (“cynnyrch cig”) is construed in accordance with the definition of the term “meat products” in point 7.1 of Annex I to Regulation 853/2004;

“official auxiliary” (“cynorthwy-ydd swyddogol”) means a person who is qualified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 to act in such a capacity, is appointed by the Agency and works under the authority and responsibility of an official veterinarian;

“official veterinarian” (“milfeddyg swyddogol”) means a veterinarian who is qualified in accordance with Regulation 854/2004 to act in such a capacity and is appointed by the Agency;

“place on the market” (“rhoi ar y farchnad”) means sell, supply in any other way against payment or free of charge and store with a view to supply against payment or free of charge and “placed on the market” is construed accordingly;

“port health authority” (“awdurdod iechyd porthladd”) means in relation to any port health district constituted by order under section 2(3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984(3), a port health authority for that district constituted by order under section 2(4) of that Act;

“the relevant enforcement authority” (“yr awdurdod gorfodi perthnasol”) means the body which by virtue of regulation 7 has the duty of executing and enforcing these Regulations; and

“slaughterhouse” (“lladd-dy”) means an establishment used for slaughtering and dressing bovine animals, the meat of which is intended for human consumption and which—

(a)

is approved or conditionally approved under Article 31.2 of Regulation 882/2004; or

(b)

(although lacking the approval or conditional approval that it requires under Article 4.3 of Regulation 853/2004) was, on 31 December 2005, operating as a licensed slaughterhouse under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a food authority includes a reference to a port health authority and in the context of such a reference any reference to a food authority’s area includes a reference to a port health authority’s district.

(1)

S.I. 1995/539, revoked with effect from 1 January 2006 by S.I. 2005/2059.

(2)

1990. c. 16.

(3)

1984 c. 22.