8Interpretation

8 Interpretation

(1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

accreditation audit – see section 145 ;

accreditation authority – see section 139 ;

accreditation policy means a policy, referred to in clause 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 , that is approved by the Secretary as required under that Schedule;

act includes an omission;

animal means any of the following, whether alive or dead:

(a) a member of the animal kingdom, other than a human, including an amphibian, bird, crustacean, fish, insect, mammal, mollusc, reptile and any other vertebrate or invertebrate member of the animal kingdom;

(b) an egg, embryo, ovum or sperm of such a member of the animal kingdom;

(c) a carcass, or part of a carcass, of such a member of the animal kingdom;

animal disease means a disease of, or capable of infecting, an animal;

animal food means fodder, animal products or other materials that are fed to an animal or are intended to be consumed by, or fed to, an animal;

animal product includes –

(a) the hide, skin, hair, wool, feather, shell, horn, scale, fin or hoof of an animal; and

(b) any part of the viscera or offal of an animal; and

(c) meat, fat, eggs, honey, milk, whey, cream, butter, cheese and other primary produce derived from an animal; and

(d) the urine, faeces, bone or blood of an animal, or any article or substance derived from the urine, faeces, bone or blood of an animal; and