PART 1 E+W General

Interpretation E+W

2.  In this Order—

“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Animal Health Act 1981;

“affected animal” (“anifail yr effeithiwyd arno”) means a non-bovine animal which is affected with tuberculous emaciation, or is excreting or discharging tuberculous material, or is affected with a chronic cough, or shows any other clinical signs of tuberculosis;

“approved disinfectant” (“diheintydd cymeradwy”) means a disinfectant that is approved for use against tuberculosis in accordance with the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Wales) Order 2007(1);

[F1 “approved veterinary surgeon” (“milfeddyg cymeradwy”) means a veterinary surgeon who is approved in accordance with article 2A;]

“keeper” (“ceidwad”) means any person who owns or is responsible for a non-bovine animal whether on a permanent or temporary basis, but it does not include a person responsible for a non-bovine animal solely because the person is transporting it;

“non-bovine animal” (“anifail nad yw'n anifail buchol”) means a deer, goat, alpaca, guanaco, llama or vicuna;

“premises” (“mangre”) includes—

(a)

land or buildings; and

(b)

any other place including, in particular, a vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft, or a tent or other moveable structure;

[F2 “relevant test” (“prawf perthnasol”) means—

(a)

a skin test; or

(b)

any other diagnostic test for tuberculosis approved by the Welsh Ministers;]

“suspected animal” (“anifail dan amheuaeth”) means a non-bovine animal which is suspected of being affected with tuberculosis and includes a non-bovine animal that has been in close contact with such a non-bovine animal;

“tuberculosis” (“twbercwlosis”) means infection with Mycobacterium bovis (M.bovis); and

“veterinary improvement notice” (“hysbysiad gwella milfeddygol”) means a notice served under article 8 (veterinary improvement notice).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 2 inserted (6.4.2014) by The Tuberculosis (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/632), arts. 1(3), 3(2)(a)

F2 Words in art. 2 substituted (6.4.2014) by The Tuberculosis (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/632), arts. 1(3), 3(2)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 2 in force at 31.3.2011, see art. 1

(1)

S.I. 2007/2803 (W.236).