Agriculture Act 1967

25 Interpretation of Part I.

(1) In this Part of this Act " the Ministers " means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State concerned with agriculture in Scotland and, in the case of anything falling to be done by the Ministers, means those two Ministers acting jointly, except that payments to the Commission under section 15 of this Act shall be separate payments by the two Ministers in proportions agreed by them with the approval of the Treasury.

(2) In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• " carcases " means whole carcases of livestock, and sides, quarters and other wholesale cuts of carcases;

• " the Commission " has the meaning given by section 1 of this Act;

• " fatstock " means fat cattle, fat sheep and fat pigs and the carcases of those animals ;

• " imported " means imported, removed or brought into Great Britain from elsewhere, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly ;

• " joint committee " has the meaning given by section 2(7) of this Act;

• " levy scheme " has the meaning given by section 13 of this Act;

• " livestock " means cattle, sheep and pigs;

• " livestock industry " means all the activities comprised in the production, marketing and distribution of livestock in Great Britain, including the carrying on of slaughterhouses and livestock auctions and markets;

• " livestock product " means any product for human consumption which is derived to any substantial extent, with or without any process of manufacture, from livestock, but excluding milk and milk products, so, however, that references to the production or processing or manufacture of livestock products include references to the production or processing or manufacture in slaughterhouses of any inedible products obtained from the slaughter of livestock in slaughterhouses;

• " livestock products industry " means the activities comprised in the production, processing, manufacture, marketing and distribution of livestock products in Great Britain, including the carrying on of livestock product auctions and markets ;

• " meat " means—

  (a)

  carcase meat and offal obtained from livestock and intended for human consumption, and

  (b)

  bacon and ham;

• " retail meat undertaking " means a business which consists of or includes the selling of meat by retail;

• " slaughterhouse " has, in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the meaning given by section 135(1) of the [1955 c. 16.] Food and Drugs Act 1955 and, in Scotland, the meaning given by section 16 of the [1954 c. 42.] Slaughterhouses Act 1954.

(3) Any reference in this Part of this Act to a person having the control and management of a slaughterhouse includes a reference to a local authority providing slaughterhouse facilities under Part II of the Slaughterhouses Act 1954 or Part IV of the Food and Drugs Act 1955, or providing any similar facilities under any local enactment.

(4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 107 of the [1947 c. 48.] Agriculture Act 1947 or, as the case may be, subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 83 of the [1948 c. 45.] Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 (manner of service of notice) shall apply to documents required or authorised to be served under this Part of this Act.