In this Part—

• “keeper” includes an owner;

• “inspector” means—

  1. a

     a person appointed as an inspector for the purposes of this Act by the Scottish Ministers; or

  2. b

     a person authorised by the Scottish Ministers for those purposes;

• “livestock” means—

  1. a

     any creature, including a fish, which is kept, fattened or bred for the production of food, wool, skin or fur;

  2. b

     any creature, other than a dog, which is kept for use in the farming of land; and

  3. c

     any equine animal;

• “premises” includes—

  1. a

     any land or building; or

  2. b

     any other place, in particular—

     1. i

        a vehicle or vessel; or

     2. ii

        a tent or moveable structure;

• “TSE” means transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.