Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

POUNDS ACT - SECT 3

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

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

"inspector" means a person appointed under section 4(a) as an inspector for the purposes of this Act.

"local area" means an area for which a council is constituted under the Local Government Act .

"local authority" means a council constituted under the Local Government Act .

"owner" includes the agent, overseer, bailiff or manager for the owner and, where used in reference to land, includes the occupier.

"pound" means a place established under section 5(a) as a pound or land in respect of which an arrangement has been made under section 5(b) by the Minister or a local authority.

"poundkeeper" means a person appointed under section 4 as a poundkeeper, and includes a person for the time being authorized to act as the poundkeeper of a pound.

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