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2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(2) In these Regulations—
“authorised officer” means any person authorised by the Department to enforce these Regulations;
[F1“Commission Delegated Regulation” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for establishments keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs.]
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
“horse” means wild or domesticated solipeds within the genus Equus of the family Equidae, and their crosses;
“issuing body” means an issuing body in accordance with the [F2Commission Delegated Regulation] ;
“passport” means an identification document for the identification of a horse in accordance with the [F3Commission Delegated Regulation] ;
“veterinary surgeon” means a person registered as such under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966(1).
(3) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in the [F4Commission Delegated Regulation] .
(4) Expressions used both in these Regulations and in the Commission Implementing Regulation shall have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have in the [F5Commission Delegated Regulation] .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (31.8.2022) by The Equine Identification (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/200), regs. 1(1), 2(2)
F2Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (31.8.2022) by The Equine Identification (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/200), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)(i)
F3Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (31.8.2022) by The Equine Identification (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/200), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)(ii)
F4Words in reg. 2(3) substituted (31.8.2022) by The Equine Identification (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/200), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(b)
F5Words in reg. 2(4) substituted (31.8.2022) by The Equine Identification (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/200), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(b)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 2 in operation at 29.3.2019, see reg. 1
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