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Definitions.
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3.—In this Act—
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the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Agriculture;
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the word “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act;
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the word “inspector” means a person appointed in writing (either generally or for a particular purpose) by the Minister to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act;
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the word “cattle” includes bulls, cows, bullocks, heifers, and calves;
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the word “sheep” includes rams, ewes, wethers, and lambs;
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the word “meat” means meat derived from cattle or from sheep and includes all edible parts of the carcases of cattle and sheep;
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the expression “registered premises” means premises registered in a register kept by the Minister in pursuance of this Act;
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the expression “registered slaughtering premises” means premises registered in the register of slaughtering premises;
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the expression “registered victualling premises” means premises registered in the register of victualling premises;
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the expression “registered proprietor” means a person who is entered in a register kept by the Minister in pursuance of this Act as the proprietor of premises registered in that register;
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the expression “marketable product” includes meat preserved and sold in a barrel, tin, jar, or other container, but does not include fresh meat or meat preserved and sold otherwise than in a container;
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references to the business of slaughtering animals of a particular kind or of particular kinds shall be construed as including the slaughter of animals of such particular kind or kinds by a person for use in or for the purposes of a business carried on by such person.
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