Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act 1956

24 Interpretation. E+W+S

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say:—

• “agriculture” includes dairy-farming, the production of any consumable produce which is grown for sale or for consumption or other use for the purposes of a trade or business or of any other undertaking (whether carried on for profit or not), and the use of land as grazing, meadow or pasture land or orchard or osier land or woodland or for market gardens or nursery grounds, and “agricultural” shall be construed accordingly;

• “agricultural holding”, “fixed equipment” and “landlord” have the same meanings as in the [F1 Agricultural Holdings Act 1986];

• “agricultural unit” means land which is occupied as a unit for agricultural purposes;

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• “consumable produce” means produce grown for consumption or for other use after severance from the land on which it is grown;

• [F3 “inspector” means an inspector appointed by the Health and Safety Executive under section 19 of the M1 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974]

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• “worker” means a person employed under a contract of service or apprenticeship and “employer” and “employed” have corresponding meanings;

• “young person” means a person who is over compulsory school age [F5 (construed in accordance with section 8 of the Education Act 1996)], but has not attained the age of eighteen.

(2) Any reference in this Act to a contravention of any provision shall include a reference to a failure to comply with that provision.

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(4) Any reference in this Act to any other enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c. 5, SIF 2:3), ss. 99, 100, Sch. 13 para. 3, Sch. 14 para. 23

F2 Definition of “the appropriate Minister” repealed by S.I. 1976/1247, Sch. 2

F3 Definition substituted by S.I. 1976/1247, Sch. 2

F4 Definition of “sanitary authority” repealed by S.I. 1977/746, Sch. 2

F5 Words in s. 24(1) substituted (1.9.1997) by 1996 c. 56, s. 582(1)(4), Sch. 37 Pt. II para. 134 (with s. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39); S.I. 1997/1623, art. 2(2).

F6 S. 24(3) repealed by S.I. 1977/746, Sch. 2

Marginal Citations

M1 1974 c. 37 (43:3).