The Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No 2) (Wales) Regulations 2007

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“approved” means approved for the purposes of these Regulations in accordance with regulation 3;

“the Decision” means Commission Decision 2007/554/EC concerning certain protection measures against foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom and repealing Decision 2007/552/EC(1);

“dispatch” means dispatch from a place within the restricted area to a place outside the restricted area and includes consigning for dispatch;

“export” means export outside Great Britain and includes consigning for export;

“inspector” means a person appointed by the Welsh Ministers or a local authority to be an inspector (including, in the case of appointment by the Welsh Ministers, a veterinary inspector) or otherwise authorised by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of these Regulations, the Animal Health Act 1981(2), the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (Wales) Regulations 2006(3), the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales)Regulations 2007(4) and the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996(5)

“HACCP” means Hazard Analysis at Critical Control Points, which is a system in which the critical points of the manufacturing process have been identified, assessments have been made of the potential risks at those points, and necessary steps have been taken to minimise those risks;

“local authority” means in relation to an area the county council or county borough council for that area;

“restricted area” means Great Britain.

(2) A notice under these Regulations must be in writing, may be subject to conditions and may be amended or revoked by further notice in writing at any time.

(1)

OJ No L. 210, 10.8.2007, p.36.

(2)

1981 c. 22.

(3)

S.I. 2006/1536 (W153).

(4)

SI 2007/376 (W.36)

(5)

SI 1996/3124