Cap. 270 Art. 2Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

"licence" means a licence issued under section 6 of this Act;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for public health, and includes, to the extent of the authority given, any person authorised by the Minister in that behalf for any purpose of this Act; "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations under this Act;

"relevant time", for the purposes of sections 3 and 5 of this Act, means the time when the tattoo is performed, and, for the purposes of section 4 of this Act, means the time when a person has in his possession or control any of the things duly mentioned in that section;

"tattoo" means the insertion into the skin of any colouring material designed to leave a permanent mark;

"valid licence" means a licence which is validly issued and which is still in force at the relevant time.