Milk and Dairies Act, 1935

Definitions.

6.—In this Act—

the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government and Public Health;

the expression “purveyor of milk” includes a person who is a seller of milk, whether wholesale or by retail;

the expression “dairy” includes (save where otherwise provided in this Act) any farm, farm house, cowshed, milk store, milk shop, or other place from which milk is supplied on or for sale, or in which milk is kept or used for purposes of sale, and, in the case of a purveyor of milk who does not occupy any premises for the sale of milk, includes the place where such purveyor keeps the vessels used by him for the sale of milk;

the expression “dairyman” includes (save where otherwise provided in this Act) a person who is the occupier of a dairy, or any purveyor of milk;

the expression “examination” includes chemical and bacteriological and protozoological examinations and tests and any other examination or test applied to milk for the purpose of detecting infection, contamination, impurity, or any other defects in the composition thereof;

the expression “sanitary district” means a sanitary district under the Public Health Acts, 1878 to 1931;

the expression “the sanitary authority” in relation to a sanitary district means the sanitary authority under the Public Health Acts, 1878 to 1931, for such sanitary district;

the expression “veterinary officer” in relation to a sanitary authority means a sanitary officer appointed by such sanitary, authority under section 11 of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, as amended by section 22 of the Local Government Act, 1925 (No. 5 of 1925);

the word “inspector” means any person authorised by the Minister in writing (either generally or for a special purpose) to exercise all or any of the powers and perform all or any of the duties conferred or imposed on an inspector under this Act; the word “animals” means cows or goats;

the word “prescribed” when used in relation to the District Court means prescribed by regulations made under this Act by the Minister for Justice and in every other case means prescribed by regulations made under this Act by the Minister.