PART 1

Introduction

Interpretation
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In this Order—
- “animals” (“anifeiliaid”) means cattle (excluding bison and yak), deer, goats, pigs and sheep;
- “collecting centre” (“canolfan gasglu”) means premises used for the intermediate reception of animals intended to be moved elsewhere (but does not include a market or other place used for the sale or trading of animals unless all the animals there are intended for immediate slaughter);
- “keeper” (“ceidwad”) means any person having care and control of animals even on a temporary basis and includes, for the purposes of article 13(2)(a), any person transporting the animals;
- “land” (“tir”) includes common or unenclosed land;
- “the National Assembly” (“y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales;
- “premises” (“safle”) includes land, with or without buildings;
- “sole occupancy group” (“grŵp meddianaeth unigol”) has the meaning assigned by article 11;
- “slaughterhouse” (“lladd-dy”) has the meaning it is given in the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 ;
- “standstill period” (“cyfnod segur”) means a period when animals may not be moved off premises because of the provisions of articles 4 or 5;
- “veterinary surgeon” (“milfeddyg”) means a fellow or member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons;
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- “veterinary treatment” (“triniaeth filfeddygol”) includes, in the case of goats, the collection of semen.
S.I. 1995/539 as last amended in relation to Wales by S.I. 2002/129 (W.17).