South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this Act,
except where inconsistent with the context or some other meaning is clearly
intended—
"brand" means any letter, numeral, sign, or mark, impressed or made, or
intended to be impressed or made, upon any stock; and to brand includes mark;
"cattle" means bulls, cows, oxen, heifers, steers, calves, and camels, and
where the context shows that the singular number is intended, means a bull,
cow, ox, heifer, steer, calf, or camel;
"crop" means a straight cut taking off any portion of the ear;
"distinctive brand or mark", or "distinctive
brand", or " distinctive mark", means any brand or mark registered as provided
by section 15;
"horse" means any horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly, ass, or mule;
"inspector" means the chief or any other inspector of brands;
"mark" means any ear or other mark or ear cut made on any stock; and to mark
includes to cut;
"Minister" means the Minister of the Crown to whom for the time being the
administration of this Act is committed by the Governor;
"owner" means any proprietor of any stock and also his agent, manager, or
overseer, or any person authorised to act or usually acting on such
proprietor's behalf;
"prescribed fee" means the fee provided in respect of the particular matter by
Schedule 24 or by regulation;
"quarterly statement" means a quarterly statement published pursuant to
section 46 of The Brands Act 1913 or to section 55 of this Act;
"registered brand" when used with reference to horses or cattle
or both means brand registered as provided by section 8; "registered
paint brand" or " registered tattoo mark" when used with reference to sheep
means paint brand or tattoo mark registered as provided by
section 25; "registered stud stock brand" means any stud stock brand
registered as provided by section 39; "registered brand or mark when used
generally and not with reference to horses or cattle only or sheep only means
brand or mark registered as provided by any of the provisions of this Act;
"registrar" means the registrar of brands or any deputy registrar of brands;
"repealed Act" means any Act repealed by this Act or any Act repealed by any
Act repealed by this Act;
"run" means any run, station, farm, or place where stock are kept or
depastured;
"sheep" means rams, ewes, wethers, lambs, goats, and kids, and, where the
context shows that the singular number is intended, means a ram, ewe, wether,
lamb, goat, or kid;
"sign" means any brand, other than letters or numerals, impressed or made, or
intended to be impressed or made upon stock;
"skin" or "hide" means the skin or hide of any stock;
"stock" includes horses, cattle, and sheep;
"tag" means a piece of metal or plastic or of any other material prescribed by
regulation on or in which numerals, letters, or signs are impressed or
otherwise marked;
"tattoo mark" means any indelible brand or mark made by means of Indian ink or
other pigment on any portion of the body.
The expression "near" when used with reference to any animal means on the left
side of the animal.
The expression "off" when used with reference to any animal means on the right
side of the animal.
"the Department" means the department of the Public Service of the State for
the time being declared by proclamation under subsection (2) of this
section to be the Department for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Governor may
by proclamation declare any department of the Public Service of the State to
be the Department for the purposes of this Act and may by subsequent
proclamation amend, vary or revoke any such declaration.