S.L. 439.1 Art. 2Interpretation.

(1) For the purposes of these regulations -

"the Act" means the Animal Welfare Act;

"authorisation" means any authorisation granted in terms of the

Veterinary Services Act to breed annimals of the bovine species, and in relation to owners or keepers and their services means a permit, licence, warrant, appointment, concession or any decision concerning access to a service activity or the exercise thereof; "calf" shall mean a bovine animal up to six months old; "competent authority"means the Department of Veterinary Services as defined in the Veterinary Services Act; "Director" means the Director for Veterinary Services as defined in the Veterinary Services Act; "final consumer" means any natural or legal person purchasing animals and animal products subject to trade for his own personal use and not for resale or transfer purposes; "keeper" means any natural or legal person responsible for or in charge of calves in terms of contract or by law whether on a permanent or temporary basis;

"owner" means any natural or legal person or persons owning the holding where calves are kept;

"the product" means any product of animal origin intended for final consumers or for trading purposes;

"Regulation (EU) 2017/625 means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/ 2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and

(EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and

(EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/ EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/ EEC (Official Controls Regulation); "trading partner" shall have the same meaning as provided in article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act and shall include Member States of the European Union.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-regulation (1), terms and expressions used in these regulations which are not defined herein, shall unless the context otherwise requires, have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.