Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

STOCK ACT 1991 (NO. 10 OF 1991) - SECT 4

4. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—“cattle” includes any bovine species of animal; “Controller” means the Controller of Stock appointed under section 5; “Deputy Controller” means a Deputy Controller of Stock appointed under section 7; “determined fee” means the fee determined under section 42 for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs; “drover” means a person in charge of travelling stock; “earmark” means a shape cut into the ear of large stock, other than cattle or horses, or small stock, in accordance with this Act; “holding” means any parcel or parcels of land worked as one property, whether held under the same or different titles; “horse” includes an ass and a mule; “inspector” means a person appointed as an inspector under section 10; “large stock” means cattle, horses and such other animals as are declared by the regulations to be large stock for the purposes of this definition; “mark” means an earmark or permanent brand; “occupier”, in relation to land, means the person for the time being entitled to the possession of that land, and, where the occupier does not reside on the land, includes a person in charge of that land as manager for, or agent of, the owner; “owner”, in relation to stock, includes a person for the time being having the custody or control of that stock on behalf of the owner as manager for, or representative or agent of, the owner; “permanent brand” means a mark, other than an earmark, made on the skin of stock by burning or freezing; “permit” means a permit to travel stock issued by the owner of the stock or by a person authorised by the Minister for the purpose; “Register” means the Small Stock Register or the Large Stock Register, as the case requires, kept pursuant to section 23; “registered mark” means a mark registered under section 25; “registered proprietor”, in relation to a mark, means the person for the time being entered in the relevant Register under section 25 as the proprietor of the mark; “small stock” means sheep, goats, pigs and such other animals as are declared by the regulations to be small stock for the purposes of this definition; “stock” means—

        (a)     large stock; and

        (b)     small stock;