S.L. 437.60 Art. 2Definitions.

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

(2) For the purpose of these rules and unless the context otherwise requires: "the Act” means the Veterinary Services Act;

"assembly centre" means collection centres and markets, at which under the supervision of the official veterinarian, equidae originating from different holdings are grouped together to form consignments of animals for national movement; "the Commission" means the European Commission; "the Community" means the European Community as established under the Treaty establishing the European Community; "the competent authority" means the Veterinary Services Authority in Malta as established by the Act; "compulsorily notifiable diseases" means the diseases listed in Schedule A; "equidae" means wild or domesticated animals of the equine (including zebras) or asinine species or the offspring of crossings of those species; "equidae for breeding and production" means equidae other than equidae for slaughter and registered equidae; "equidae for slaughter" means equidae intended to be transported either directly or after transit through a market or an approved marshalling centre to the slaughterhouse for slaughter; "holding" means an agricultural or training establishment, a stable or, generally speaking, any premises or facilities in which equidae are habitually kept or bred, for whatever use;

"Member State" means a state which is a member of the European Union;

"Member State of dispatch" means such Member State from where equidae are transported or transmitted or are intended to be transported or transmitted through an approved market or assembly centre to the place of destination; "Member State or third country free from African horse sickness" means any Member State or third country in which there has been no clinical, serological (in unvaccinated equidae) or epidemiological evidence of African horse sickness on the territory concerned in the previous two years and in which there have been no vaccinations against the disease during the previous twelve months; "official veterinarian" means the veterinarian designated by the competent authority of Malta or by the competent authority of a Member State or of a third country; "place of arrival or destination" means such Member State to which equidae are transported from their holding or establishment of origin either directly or through an approved market or assembly centre in the Member State of dispatch or from a third country; "registered equidae" means any equidae registered as defined under the Trade with Member States in Equidae (Zootechnical and Genealogical Conditions) Regulations, identified by means of an identification document issued by the breeding authority or any other competent authority of the country where the animal originated, which manages the studbook or register for that breed of animals or any international association or organisation which manages horses for competition or racing; "temporary admission" means the status of a registered animal originating in a third country and admitted into the Community for a period of less than ninety days to be fixed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure of the Community, depending on the health situation in the country of origin; "third country" means a state which is not a member of 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. Chapter 2: RULES FOR THE MOVEMENT OF EQUIDAE