Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

ARGENTINE ANT REGULATIONS - REG 2

2 .         Definitions

                In these regulations, unless the context requires otherwise — 

        bait means any mixture approved by the Minister for attracting and killing ants;

        district has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1960 ² ;

        farmyard manure means horse, cow or poultry manure and manure of any other domestic animal;

        infested area means an area known to be infested with ants the limits of which have been declared by the Minister under regulation 3 of these regulations by notice published in the Government Gazette ;

        litter includes refuse, garbage and rank vegetation;

        spray means any liquid approved by the Minister for ant control;

        the Act means the Argentine Ant Act 1968 ;

        the Minister includes a delegate of the Minister under section 6 of the Act.