Animal Health Act 1981

89 Other interpretation provisions

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• " aerodrome " means any area of land or water designed, equipped, set apart or commonly used for affording facilities for the landing and departure of aircraft;

• " carcase " means the carcase of an animal and includes part of a carcase, and the meat, bones, hide, skin, hooves, offal or other part of an animal, separately or otherwise, or any portion thereof ;

• " cattle " means bulls, cows, steers, heifers, and calves ;

• " cattle plague " means rinderpest or the disease commonly called cattle plague;

• " the customs and excise Acts " has the meaning given by the [1979 c. 2.] Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 ;

• " diseased " means affected with disease ;

• " district", when used with reference to a local authority, means the area for which the local authority exercises powers under this Act; " export quarantine station" has the meaning given by section 12(1) above; " fodder " means hay or other substance commonly used for food of animals;

• " horse " includes ass and mule ;

• " imported " means brought to Great Britain from a country out of Great Britain;

• " inspector " means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act by the Minister or by a local authority, and, when used in relation to an officer of the Ministry, includes a veterinary inspector ;

• " justice " means justice of the peace ;

• " litter " means straw or other substance commonly used for bedding or otherwise for or about animals ;

• " local authority" has the meaning given by section 50 above;

• " order of the Minister " means an order under this Act of the Minister, the appropriate Minister, or the Ministers, as the case may be ;

• " pleuropneumonia " means contagious pleuro-pneumonia of cattle; 'pony" means any horse not more than 147 centimetres in height, except a foal travelling with its dam if the dam is over 147 centimetres ;

• " suspected " means suspected of being diseased ;

• " swine-fever " means the disease known as typhoid fever of swine, soldier purples, red disease, hog cholera or swine-plague;

• "veterinary inspector" means a veterinary inspector appointed by the Minister.

(2) In the computation of time for the purposes of this Act, a period reckoned by days from the happening of an event or the doing of an act or thing shall be deemed to be exclusive of the day on which the event happened or the act or thing is done.