Section 12 Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression—

• “animal” has the same meaning as in the Slaughter of Animals Act (Northern Ireland), 1932 1932 c.9;

• “authorised officer” means an officer of the Ministry generally or specially authorised in writing by the Ministry for the purposes of this Act;

• “enactment” includes any provision in any Act (whether public general, local or private) of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a provision in any Order in Council, order, regulation, rule, bye-law, scheme or other instrument made under any such Act;

• “exercise”, in relation to functions, includes performance, and grammatical variations of that expression shall be construed accordingly;

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• “land” includes buildings, and any right or interest in, to or in respect of land;

• “licence-holder” means a person to whom a licence has been issued;

• “licensed”, in relation to a slaughter-house, means operated under a subsisting licence;

• “local authority” means the council of a county or other borough or a county districtF1;

• “Ministry” has the meaning assigned to that expression in sub-section (1) of section one of this Act;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

• “regulations” means regulations made by the Ministry under this Act;

• “slaughter-house” has the same meaning as in the Slaughter of Animals Act (Northern Ireland), 1932 1932 c.9.

Subs. (2)(3) rep. by 1954 c. 33 (NI)