- accredited herd
means a herd which to the satisfaction of the Minister either— (a) has been found to be free from brucellosis by means of a series of diagnostic tests carried out by him or on his behalf and has been, since the date of commencement of such tests, the subject of adequate precautions against the introduction or re-introduction and consequent spreading of brucellosis;
- bottle
means any container which has a capacity of not more than five litres and is of a type approved by the licensing authority.
- brucellosis
means the disease caused by brucello abortus;
- bulk milk
means milk which is not pre-packed;
- business
includes the business of a hospital, school or other institution whose selling of milk is incidental only to the rendering of the health, education or other services rendered by the institution;
- catering establishment
means a restaurant, canteen, club, public house, school, hospital or other establishment (including a vehicle or a fixed or mobile stall) where, in the course of a business, food is prepared for delivery to the ultimate consumer for immediate consumption;
- consumer
means any person to whom milk is supplied and who neither sells it nor uses it in the manufacture of milk products for sale;
- farm bottled milk
means untreated milk which has been produced from a herd owned or controlled by a licensed producer and bottled, or placed in cartons or other containers, at the place of production;
- herd
means the milch cows in respect of whose milk any licence is applied for or granted, as the case may be, and includes any other bovine animals for the time being kept in contact with such cows;
- input temperature
means the temperature of the milk immediately before the application of the steam;
- licence
means an untreated milk distributor’s licence or a dealer’s licence.
- licence held by a retailer for a specified area
means a licence authorising the use of a special designation held by a person carrying on a business which includes any sales which are sales for the purpose of which the use of a special designation is obligatory by virtue of Part II of the Act and are of milk in relation to which that licence authorises the use of a special designation;
- licensed dealer
means a person to whom a dealer’s licence has been granted;
- licensed producer
means any person to whom such a licence has been granted;
- licensed untreated milk distributor
means a person to whom an untreated milk distributor’s licence has been granted.
- licensing area
means the area of such licensing authority;
- licensing authority
means the licensing authority for the licensing area in which the arrangements or processes referred to therein are maintained or operated or in which the records referred to therein are kept, and, for the purpose of taking samples of any milk which is received from a licensed producer at any premises to which a dealer’s licence relates, includes the Minister.
- local authority
has the meaning assigned to it by section 72 of the Act.
- milch cow
means a cow kept for milking purposes;
- milk
means cows' milk, but does not include cream, or separated, skimmed, dried, condensed or evaporated milk, or butter milk;
- operational change
means any change in the site, layout or construction of equipment for treating milk by the ultra high temperature method by the direct application of steam, or any change in the steam supply or in the particular temperature used for treating the milk as aforesaid;
- output temperature
means the temperature of the vapour or of the milk in either case at the point of leaving the evaporative cooling expansion vessel.
- raw milk
means milk which has not been treated by heat;
- sample
means a sample taken by a person duly authorised in that behalf by the licensing authority or the Minister;
- sell
includes offer or agree to sell or expose for sale;
- selling
means selling in the course of a business, and includes, in relation to milk, supplying it under arrangements for free supply or in the course of any business otherwise than under such arrangements;
- selling milk by retail
means selling it— (a) to any person other than a milk dealer (that is to say, a person who carries on a business which consists in or comprises the selling of milk that has been pasteurised, sterilised or ultra heat treated), an untreated milk distributor (that is to say, a person who carries on a business which consists in or comprises the selling of untreated milk) or a manufacturer of milk products (that is to say, a person who carries on a business which consists in or comprises the making of things made from milk or of which milk is an ingredient), or (b) to such a dealer, untreated milk distributor, or manufacturer otherwise than for the purpose of his business as such;
- selling milk by wholesale
means selling milk otherwise than by retail;
- specified area
means an area in which section 40 of the Act is in operation;
- the Act
means the Food Act 1984;
- the Minister
means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State acting jointly;
- ultimate consumer
means any person who buys otherwise than— (a) for the purpose of resale, (b) for the purposes of a catering establishment, or (c) for the purposes of a manufacturing business.