Definitions

Current

(1)

In this Part—

impound means to take possession of an animal under—

(a)

this part or,

(b)

the Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021.

stock includes pig and deer.

(2)

If an expression is defined in the Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021 and is also used in this Part, the expression as used in this Part has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning as in that Act.

Note.

Expressions used include—

authority, which is defined to include Local Land Services.

unattended which is defined, in relation to an animal, to include abandoned or straying.

This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum Second reading speech

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