S.L. 36.38 Art. 2Interpretation.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -"assistant staff" means trained persons officially designated by the Director; "approved slaughterhouse" means a slaughterhouse which complies with these Regulations and which has been inspected and approved by the Director;

"licensee" means a person who is licensed in terms of regulation 3 of these Regulations to keep a poultry slaughterhouse;

"Director" means the Director responsible for veterinary services;

"offal" means fresh meat other than that of carcass as herein defined;

"viscera" means offal from thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities, including trachea, oesophagus and crop;

"drinking water" means water which is of such quality as to be fit for human consumption;

"carcass" means the whole body of a fowl after bleeding, plucking and evisceration; however the removal of kidneys, legs at the tarsus or of the head shall be optional; "fresh poultry meat" means all parts of the animal which are fit for human consumption and which have not undergone any preserving process other than chilling or freezing; "poultry" means fowl, turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea fowls, domestic and racing pigeons, quails, pheasants and partridges; "ante-mortem health inspection" means the inspection of live poultry by an official veterinarian within one hour prior to slaughter;

"post-mortem health inspection" means the inspection of slaughtered poultry in the slaughterhouse immediately after slaughter in accordance with current regulations; "official veterinarian" means the veterinarian appointed by the Director.