In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears –

Act means the Nature Conservation Act 2002 ;

approved deer farm fence means a fence that is approved by the Secretary under regulation 5(1) ;

deer farm means an area of land where deer are kept for the purpose of farming or public display;

deer farmer means a person who owns, operates, manages or is in day-to-day control of a deer farm;

farm deer means an animal of the species European Fallow Deer (Dama dama dama) that –

(a) is subject to the confines of a deer farm; or

(b) is kept as a pet or part of a hobby herd; or

(c) is taken from the wild under the authority of a permit issued under Part 2 of the Wildlife (General) Regulations 2010 for the purpose of forming deer farm stock; or

(d) was farmed under the Animal Farming (Registration) Act 1994 immediately before the day on which the Wildlife Amendment (Deer Farming) Regulations 2005 took effect;

Secretary means Secretary of the Department;

wildlife officer means –

(a) the Secretary; or

(b) an inspector as defined in the Animal Health Act 1995 ; or

(c) an authorised officer as defined in the Nature Conservation Act 2002 ; or

(d) a person employed in the Department who is appointed by the Secretary to be a wildlife officer.