Interpretation

(1) In this Act unless the context otherwise requires“BSE” means Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; “cattle” means bos indicus and bos taurus; “causal agent” means the infectious form of a type of protein or prion by which BSE is transmitted; “epidemiological surveillance” means the systematic ongoing collection, collation and analysis of information related to BSE and the timely dissemination of information to those who need to know so that action can be taken; “greaves” means the residual proteins obtained after the partial separation of fat and water during the flaying operations of ruminant origin; “Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals” means the official manual published by OIE on diagnostic tests and vaccines for terrestrial animals; “meat and bone meal” or “MBM” means the solid protein products obtained when animal tissues are rendered, and includes any intermediate protein products other than peptides of a molecular weight less than ten thousand Daltons, and amino-acids; “OIE” means the World Organization for Animal Health; “positive case” means a cattle which has been declared BSE positive pursuant to regulation 11(1)(a); “rendering plant” means the authorized facility for the treatment and processing of by-products resulting from the slaughter of “risk material” includes brains, tonsils, spinal cord, distal ileum, eyes, skull and vertebral column of a cattle of a positive or “slaughter plant” means a slaughterhouse or facility authorized for the killing of cattle; “suspected case” means a cattle which has been declared suspected of BSE pursuant to regulation 11; “Terrestrial Animal Health Code” means the most up- to-date version of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code as approved and published by the OIE from time to time. (2) Words and phrases used in these Regulations and not defined shall have the meaning assigned in the Terrestrial 582 Animal Health Code and Manual of diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals published by the OIE.