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(1)In this Part of this Act—
“agricultural land” means land used for agriculture (within the meaning of the M1Agriculture Act 1947 or, in Scotland, the M2Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948) which is so used for the purposes of a trade or business; and
“livestock” means any creature kept for the production of food, wool, skin or fur or for use in the farming of land or for such purpose as the Minister may by order specify.
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(3)This Part of this Act applies to officers and servants of the Crown, and references to land in this Part of this Act include references to land belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown or the Duchy of Lancaster, land belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall and land held on behalf of Her Majesty for the purposes of any Government department; and in relation to any such land occupied by or on behalf of Her Majesty or the Duchy of Cornwall section 6 of this Act shall have effect as if subsection (2) were omitted.
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Textual Amendments
F1Pt. I repealed (E.W.) (27.3.2007 for W. and 6.4.2007 for E. except for the repeals of ss. 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 1.10.2007 for E. and 24.10.2007 for W. in so far as not already in force) by Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45), s. 68(3), Sch. 4 (with ss. 1(2), 58(1), 59, 60); S.I. 2007/499, art. 2(2)(m); S.I. 2007/1030, art. 2(1)(m); S.I. 2007/2711, art. 2(b)(i) (with art. 3); S.I. 2007/3065, art. 2(b)(i) (with art. 3)
F2Pt. I (except ss. 4, 5 and s. 8(1)(3) for specified purposes) repealed (S.) (6.10.2006) by Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11), s. 55(1), sch. 2 para. 8(1) (with s. 54); S.S.I. 2006/482, art. 2 (with art. 4(2)(3))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 8(1) (definition of “livestock”) extended by S. I. 1980/593, art. 2
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