9Interpretation.N.I.
[F1(1)]In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say:—
“Authorised” means authorised by the Ministry of Agriculture:
“Land” includes land covered with water and any buildings and any other erection on land and any cellar, sewer, drain, or culvert in or under land:
“Occupier” means, in the case of land not occupied by any tenant or other person, the owner of the land:
“Statutory period” means …
Definition in 1954 c. 33 (NI) s. 41(2) substituted by 1979 NI 12
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F1SR 1993/270
F2S. 9(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/811), regs. 1(1), 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)