In these Regulations—

• “attending veterinary surgeon” means a veterinary surgeon attending a track pursuant to Condition 1 of the licensing conditions;

• “licence” means a licence to manage a track;

• “licensing conditions” means those conditions set out in the Schedule;

• “local authority” means—

  1. a

     where there is, within the meaning of the Local Government Changes for England Regulations 19942, a unitary authority for a local government area, that authority;

  2. b

     where there is not a unitary authority—

     1. i

        in a metropolitan district, the council of that district;

     2. ii

        in a non-metropolitan county, any council of any district in that county;

     3. iii

        in each London borough, the council of that borough; or

     4. iv

        in the city of London, the Common Council;

• “operator” means, except in Part 2 of the Schedule, a person responsible for managing a track;

• “owner” means an individual who owns a greyhound, or a representative of a partnership, unincorporated association or company that has ownership of a greyhound;

• “race” means the competing of running greyhounds at premises where facilities for betting are being provided in relation to that activity either at those premises or elsewhere;

• “sales trial” means the timing of a greyhound as it runs for the purpose of selling it;

• “track” means premises where a race, trial or sales trial occurs; and

• “trial” means the timing of a greyhound as it runs for the purpose of determining its position, or race category, in relation to any subsequent race.