Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Diseases of Animals Act, 1894. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![53 & 54 Yict. c. 45. 39 & 40 Viet, c. 36. Local autho- rity and local rate in Scotland. [Ch. 57.] Diseases of Animals Act, 1894. [57 & 58 Yict.] brought to the United Kingdom from a country out of the United Kingdom : the expression “ inspector of the Board of Agriculture ” or “inspector of a local authority” means a person appointed to he an inspector for purposes of this Act by the Privy Council or the Board of Agriculture, or by a local authority, as the case may be ; and the expression “ inspector,” used alone, means such a person, by whichever authority appointed : the expression “ veterinary inspector ” means an inspector being a member of the Boyal College of Veterinary Surgeons, or any veterinary practitioner qualified as approved by the Board of Agriculture : the expressions “police area” and “police force” with respect to the City of London mean the said city and the police thereof, and with respect to any other place have the same meaning as in the Police Act, 1890: the expression “ district,” when used with reference to a local authority, means the area for which the local authority exercises powers under this Act : the expression “ the Customs Acts ” means the Customs Con- solidation Act, 1876, and any enactment amending or substituted for that Act: the expression “justice” means justice of the peace : the expression “ railway company ” includes a company or person working a railway under lease or otherwise : the expression “ Order of Council ” means an Order of the Privy Council under the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts, 1875 to 1886 : the expression “ order of the Board of Agriculture” means an order made by the Board of Agriculture under this Act or under any enactment by this Act repealed. (2.) In the computation of time for purposes of this Act, a period reckoned by days from the happening of an evQnt or the doing of an act or thing shall be deemed to be exclusive of the day on which the event happens or the act or thing is done. Special Provisions as to Scotland. 60. In the application of this Act to Scotland : (1.) The local authority and the local rate shall respectively be— (a) for each burgh not being a burgh to which section fourteen of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2241695x_0042.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
