S.L. 437.79 ст. 2Definitions. Cap. 437. Cap. 437.

(1) For the purposes of these rules, the definitions given in

Article 2 of Directive 90/425/EEC and in Article 2 of Directive 91/ 628/EEC of 19 November 1991 on the protection of animals during transport and amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC shall apply as far as applicable.

(2) In addition, the following definitions shall apply for the purposes of these rules -"the Act" means the Veterinary Services Act;

"approved assembly centre" means premises on which ovine or caprine animals originating from different holdings are grouped together to form consignments of animals intended for intra-Community trade;

"approved dealer’s premises" means premises operated by a dealer as defined in these rules and approved by the competent authorities at which ovine or caprine animals originated from different holdings are grouped together to form consignments of animals intended for intra-Community trade;

*These rules have been repealed by Legal Notice 77 of 2025. "assembly centre" means collection centres and markets, at which under the supervision of the official veterinarian ovine and caprine animals originating from different holdings are grouped together to form consignments of animals for national movement;

"brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holding" means a holding which satisfies the conditions laid down in Chapter 2 of Schedule A; "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 within the territory of Malta as provided under article 2 of the Veterinary

Services Act. "compulsorily notifiable disease" means a disease listed under Section I of Schedule B; "dealer" means any natural or legal person who buys and sells animals commercially either directly or indirectly, who has a turnover of these animals and who within a maximum of twenty-nine days of purchasing animals resells them or relocates them from the first premises to other premises or directly to a slaughterhouse not within his ownership; "holding of origin" means any holding on which the ovine and caprine animals have been continuously present as required by these rules and on which records are maintained demonstrating the residence of the animals which may be audited by the competent authorities; "Member State" means a State which is a Member within the European Community; "the Minister" means the Minister responsible for agriculture; "official veterinarian" means a veterinarian designated by the competent central authority of the Member State; for Malta, a veterinarian designated by the Veterinary Services; "officially brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holding" means a holding which satisfies the conditions laid down in Section I of Chapter 1 of Schedule A;

"ovine or caprine animals for breeding" means ovine and caprine animals other than those for slaughter or for fattening intended to be transported to the place of destination, either directly or via an approved assembly centre, for breeding and production purposes; "ovine or caprine animals for fattening" means ovine and caprine animals other than those for slaughter or for breeding intended to be transported to the place of destination, either directly or via an approved assembly centre, in order to be fattened for subsequent slaughter; "ovine or caprine animals for slaughter" means animals of the ovine or caprine species intended to be taken either directly or via an approved assembly centre to a slaughterhouse in order to be slaughtered; "region" means that part of a Member State’s territory which is at 2 least 2000 km in area and which is subject to inspection by the competent authorities and includes at least one of the following administrative regions:

- Belgium: province/provincie - Germany: Regierungsbezirk - Denmark: amt or island - France: department - Italy: provincia - Luxembourg - Netherlands: RVV-kring - United Kingdom England, Wales and county Northern Ireland: - Scotland: district or island area - Ireland: county - Greece: υoμς - Spain: provincia - Portugal: Continent: distrito Other parts of região autónoma Portugal’s territory: - Austria: Bezirk - Sweden: län - Finland: lääni/län

"transporter" means any natural or legal person referred to in Article 5 of Directive 91/628/EEC; "Veterinary Services" means the competent authority within the territory of Malta as established under article 2 of the Act.