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Definitions.
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2.—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 occasion) by the Minister to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act,
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the word “package” includes any box, crate, case, wrapper or other receptacle containing or capable of containing eggs for transport, and, unless the context otherwise requires, includes the contents of such receptacle;
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the word “eggs” means eggs in the shell of domestic fowl and ducks;
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the word “mark” includes any word, letter, figure or design, or any combination of words, letters, figures, or designs, or any two or more of them;
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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 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 “registered wholesaler's premises” means premises registered in the register of wholesalers;
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the expression “registered wholesaler” means the registered proprietor of registered wholesaler's premises;
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the expression “registered dealer” means the registered proprietor of premises registered in the register of dealers;
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the expression “registered retailer” means the registered proprietor of premises registered in the register of retailers;
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the expression “registered preserver” means the registered proprietor of premises registered in the register of preservers;
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the word “producer” means a person who carries on the business of poultry-farming or who rears or keeps domestic fowl or ducks for the purpose of disposing of their eggs by sale and does not acquire for resale any eggs from any other person;
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the expression “chemical storage” means storage for the purpose of preserving eggs by any process which does not alter the composition of the shells, including storage in any gas, vapour or gaseous mixture;
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the word “sale” includes exchange and barter, and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;
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the expression “sale by wholesale” means sale by way of trade to a person engaged in the business of acquiring eggs for resale, but does not include sale to, or to some person on behalf of, the owner or occupier of a hotel, restaurant, club or other premises where eggs are sold only for consumption thereon, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
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the expression “sale by retail” means sale otherwise than by wholesale, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
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the word “acquire” includes purchase and also includes acquiring or obtaining by barter, exchange or any other means, and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;
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the word “retailer”, when used without qualification, means a person engaged in the business of selling eggs by retail, whether he is or is not a registered proprietor;
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the expression “eggs intended for sale” includes eggs purchased for resale, eggs kept for sale (whether immediately or at a future time), eggs offered or exposed for sale, eggs sold but not delivered, and eggs being transported for or in the course of sale.
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