Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

POUNDS ACT 1928 (REPEALED) - SECT 5

In this Act:

Note     A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 155).

"cattle" includes any horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly or foal, and any bull, cow, ox, steer, heifer or calf, and any sheep, pig, ass, mule or goat.

"driving charges", in relation to cattle, means the charges determined under section 39 (Determination of fees, charges and rates) for leading, conveying or driving the cattle to a pound.

"great cattle" includes any horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly or foal, and any bull, cow, ox, steer, heifer or calf, and any ass or mule.

"inspector" means an inspector of pounds under section 37.

"occupier", of land, includes a person with an interest in the land or a person acting on behalf of a person with an interest in the land.

"owner" means any proprietor of cattle or any agent or overseer of any proprietor.

"pound" means any pound established under this Act.

"poundkeeper", in relation to a pound, means the poundkeeper for that pound under section 9.

"road" means any street, road, lane, thoroughfare or footpath, open to, or used by, the public.

"sheep" includes any ram, ewe, wether or lamb.

"sufficient fence" means a fence or other means of enclosure, natural or artificial, that the Magistrates Court hearing any matter under this Act considers to be sufficient to prevent trespass by animals ordinarily controllable.

"sustenance fees", in relation to cattle, means the fees determined under section 39 (Determination of fees, charges and rates) for feeding and maintaining the cattle.

"trespass rates", in relation to cattle, means the rates determined under section 39 for compensation for a trespass committed by the cattle.