Section 3: Interpretation clause.

The Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871Central Act · Act 1 of 1871

In this Act,--

"officer of police" includes also village-watchman, and

"cattle" includes also elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies, mules, asses, pigs, rams, ewes, sheep, lambs, goats and kids [, and

"local authority" means any body of persons for the time being invested by law with the control and administration of any matters within a specified local area, and

"local fund" means any fund under the control or management of a local authority.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871
Section	3
Marginal note	Interpretation clause.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

added, Act 1 of 1891. . Added by Act 1 of 1891, s. 2.
inserted. . Cf. definition ins. 3 (28) of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), which applies to all Act, passed after the 14 January, 1887.

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