Section 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Director” has the same meaning as in the Animals and Birds Act [Cap. 7];“meat” means the edible part of any animal or bird used as food for human beings, including bones, offals, sausages and other meat preparations of cattle, sheep, goats, swine, boars, birds and rabbits, whether fresh, chilled, frozen, pickled, salted, smoked, dried, cooked or canned;“meat processing factory” means a place where meat is processed or is used in the production of any manufactured meat product or is so processed and used;“veterinary authority” means the Director, the Deputy Director of Primary Production and any person appointed in writing by the Director to be a veterinary authority under section 3;“processing” means the canning, cooking, curing, smoking, dehydrating, chilling, freezing or otherwise preparing food for commercial purposes.