8 Interpretation.
In this Act—
F1“contravention” includes failure to comply
“local authority” means, as respects England F2and Wales, the council of . . . F3, a London borough or F4district or the Common Council of the City of London F5, as respects Wales, the council of a county or county borough and, as respects Scotland, F6a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
“the Ministers” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and F7the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales acting jointly.
2
This Act applies to turkeys kept in captivity and domestic fowls, guinea fowls, ducks, geese and quails to kept; and reference in this Act to birds to which this Act applies shall be construed in accordance with this subsection and any order under section 7 above.