Extension of definitions of “animals” and “poultry”
2. For the purposes of the Act in its application to the presence in animals or poultry of designated organisms –
(a)the definition of “animals” in section 87(1) of the Act is hereby extended so as to comprise –
(i)any kind of mammal except man, and
(ii)any kind of four-footed beast which is not a mammal; and
(b)the definition of “poultry” in section 87(4) of the Act is hereby extended so as to comprise birds of every species.