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Definitions.
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2.—(1) In this Act—
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the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government and Public Health;
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the word “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act;
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the expression “sanitary authority” means the sanitary authority under the Public Health Acts, 1878 to 1931, for the area in respect of which the expression is used;
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the expression “board of health” includes both a board of public health and a board of health and public assistance;
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the word “animal” includes only cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, asses and mules.
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(2) All buildings and other places used for the slaughter of animals either for sale or for conversion into products for sale (including buildings and other places commonly called “slaughter-houses” or “knackers' yards”) and no other places shall be slaughter-houses for the purposes and within the meaning of this Act and, subject to the provisions of the next following sub-section of this section, the word “slaughter-house” shall be construed accordingly in this Act.
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(3) A building or other place situate on a farm shall not be a slaughter-house for the purposes or within the meaning of this Act merely by reason of the fact that such place is used for the occasional slaughter of animals kept on such farm, provided such slaughter is incidental to the proper management and working of such farm and the slaughter of animals is not the principal or only occupation of the occupier of such farm.
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