An Bord Bia Act, 1994

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Interpretation.

2.—(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

“agricultural products” means meat, milk, eggs, cereals and other field crops, fish, poultry, rabbits, deer and edible horticultural produce;

“the Board” means An Bord Bia established by this Act;

“the chief executive” means the chief executive of the Board appointed under section 32 ;

“the dissolved body” means Córas Beostoic agus Feola;

“edible horticultural produce” means fruit and vegetables, whether fresh or processed, including potatoes, herbs, edible fungi and nuts, and also includes honey;

“the establishment day” means the day appointed as such under section 5 ;

“exporter's licence” and “exporter's permit” mean respectively, a licence and a permit granted by the Minister under the Agricultural Produce (Fresh Meat) Act, 1930 ;

“food” means edible products, including drink, whether in an unprocessed, processed or composed state, and includes agricultural products;

“levy” means levy under this Act;

“levy period” in relation to levy means a period of one month beginning on the first day of that month;

“livestock” means bovine animals, sheep, pigs, deer, poultry, rabbits and goats and such other species of animals as may be specified from time to time by the Minister by regulations;

“meat” means the meat, offal and edible by-products in the slaughter of bovine animals, sheep, pigs, deer, horses, poultry, rabbits and goats and such other species of animals and such products as may be specified from time to time by the Minister by regulations;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry;

“poultry” means fowl, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks, geese, quails, pigeons, pheasants, partridges and the meat thereof;

“prescribe” means prescribe by order or regulations as the case may be;

“superannuation benefits” means pensions, gratuities and other allowances payable on resignation, retirement or death.

(2) In this Act a reference to a section or Schedule is to a section or Schedule of this Act and a reference to a subsection is to a subsection of the section in which the reference occurs, unless the context otherwise requires.