In this Act, references to a person responsible for an animal are to a person responsible for an animal whether on a permanent or temporary basis.

In this Act, references to being responsible for an animal include being in charge of it.

For the purposes of this Act, a person who owns an animal shall always be regarded as being a person who is responsible for it.

For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be treated as responsible for any animal for which a person under the age of 16 years, of whom the first mentioned person has actual care and control, is responsible.

For the purposes of this Act, a person does not relinquish responsibility for an animal by reason only of abandoning it.