The Aujeszky'S Disease Order 1983

means affected with the disease;

means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, deer, horses, dogs and cats;

means the Chief Veterinary Officer of the Ministry;

means an area declared to be an infected area under article 15(1);

means premises declared to be an infected place under article 7(1);

means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of the Act by the Minister or by a local authority and, when used in relation to an officer of the Ministry, includes a veterinary inspector;

means, in relation to any premises, the owner, occupier or person in charge of the premises;

includes, in relation to any animal or thing, a person having possession, charge or control of that animal or thing;

means domestic fowls, turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea-fowls, pigeons, pheasants and partridges;

includes land, with or without buildings;

means the semen of an animal;

means— (a) in relation to England and Wales, a slaughterhouse or knacker's yard as defined in section 34 of the Slaughterhouses Act 1974 and (b) in relation to Scotland, a slaughterhouse as defined in section 22 of the Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Act 1980;

means suspected of being affected;

means the Animal Health Act 1981;

means Aujeszky's disease;

means, in relation to the whole of Great Britain, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and “Ministry” shall be construed accordingly;

means a veterinary inspector appointed by the Minister;

means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons kept under section 2 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 or the supplementary veterinary register kept under section 8 of that Act.