The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) (Scotland) Order 2011

Interpretation S

2.—(1) In this Order—

“CPH number” means the county parish holding number assigned to a holding by the Scottish Ministers;

“the Directive” means Council Directive 2008/71/EC on the identification and registration of pigs M1 ;

“herdmark” means the number issued by the Scottish Ministers under article 4(2);

“holding” means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open air farm, any place in which pigs are held, kept or handled;

“holding register” means the register [F1 described in article 5];

“identification mark” means an eartag or tattoo applied under article 7;

“keeper” means any person having care and control of pigs, whether on a temporary or permanent basis;

“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 M2 ;

F2 ...

“pig” means any animal of the Suidae family, excluding feral pigs as defined in Article 2(b) of Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever [F3 , reading the related definition of “holding” in Directive 2001/89/EC as if—

(a)

the words “located in the territory of a member State,” were omitted,

(b)

the words from “these fenced areas” to the end were omitted.]

(2) Expressions in this Order which appear in the Directive have the same meaning in this Order as they have for the purposes of the Directive.

(3) Any reference in this Order to anything done in writing includes a reference to an electronic communication which has been recorded and may subsequently be used for reference, as defined in section 15 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 M3 .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 28(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Words in art. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 28(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in art. 2(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 28(2)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 OJ L 213, 8.8.2008, p.31.

M2 1994 c.39, amended by the Environment Act 1995 (c.25), section 120(1) and Schedule 22, paragraph 232(1).

M3 2000 c.7, amended by the Communications Act 2003 (c.21), sections 406 and 411(2) and (3) and Schedule 17, paragraph 158.