S.L. 437.9 Art. 2Definitions. Cap. 437.

(1) Unless otherwise stated in these regulations, the definitions in the Act shall continue to apply.

(2) For the purpose of these regulations and unless the context otherwise requires: ''the Act'' means the Veterinary Services Act;

''the Community'' means the European Community as established under the Treaty establishing the European Community; ''the competent authority'' means the Veterinary Services Authority of Malta as established by the Act; ''herd-book'' means any book, file or data medium:

(a) which is maintained either by a breeders’ association officially approved by Malta or a Member State in which that association is established or by an official service of Malta or Member State in question;

(b) which is maintained by a breeding organisation in Malta, however officially approved by the Member State in which that organisation is established; and

(c) in which pure-bred breeding pigs of a specified breed are entered or registered with reference to their ancestors;

''hybrid breeding pig'' means any animal of the porcine species which fulfils the following criteria:

(a) it is produced by deliberate crossbreeding -

(i) between pure-bred breeding pigs of different breeds or lines;

(ii) between animals which are themselves the outcome of a cross between different breeds or lines; or

(iii) between pure-bred animals and animals

*These Regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 11 of 2024. belonging to one or other of the above categories; and

(b) it must be entered in a register; ''Member State'' means a state which is a member of the European Union; ''pure-bred breeding pig'' means any animal of the porcine species, the parents and grandparents of which are entered or registered in a herd-book of the same breed and which is itself entered or registered and eligible for entry in such a herd-book;

''the Register'' means any book, file or data medium -

(a) which is maintained either by a breeders’ association, a breeding organisation or a private undertaking officially approved by Malta or a Member State in which that association, organisation or undertaking is established, or by an official service of Malta or Member State in question; and

(b) in which hybrid breeding pigs are entered with reference to their ancestors; ''third country'' means a country which is not a member state of the European Union; ''trade'' means trade between Member States or between a third country and a Member State in animals and their products, a business or occupation to make profit or gain, particularly in wholesale or retail sales and includes dealings in a particular business activity.