In these Regulations—

• “the appropriate Minister” means—

  1. a

     in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; and

  2. b

     in relation to Scotland or Wales, the Secretary of State;

• “authorised officer” means an officer appointed in accordance with regulation 9 below;

• “local authority” means—

  1. a

     in England—

     1. i

        as respects—

        1. aa

           each local government area in respect of which there is a unitary authority established by an order under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 M1, or

        2. bb

           each London borough, metropolitan district or non-metropolitan county,

        that authority or as the case may be the council of that London borough, metropolitan district or non-metropolitan county, except to the extent that any part of the local government area or as the case may be London borough, metropolitan district or non-metropolitan county concerned falls within the London Port Health District,

     2. ii

        as respects the London Port Health District and the City of London, the Common Council of that City,

     3. iii

        as respects the Isles of Scilly, the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

  2. b

     as respects Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 M2;

  3. c

     as respects Wales, the council of each county or county borough;

• “the London Port Health District” has the same meaning as in section 7(1) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 M3;

• “mammalian meat and bone meal” means mammalian protein derived from the whole or part of any dead mammal by the process of rendering;

• “protein” means any proteinaceous material, except—

  1. a

     any milk product;

  2. b

     dicalcium phosphate derived from bones;

  3. c

     dried plasma or any other blood product;

  4. d

     gelatin; or

  5. e

     amino acids produced from hides and skins by a process which involves exposure of the material to acid of a pH lower than 2 followed by alkali of a pH greater than 11 and heat treatment at a minimum of 140°C for 30 minutes at a pressure of 3 bar.