(1) This Act may be called the Gujarat Diseases of Animals (Control) Act, 1963.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Gujarat.
(3) This section shall come into force at once. The State Government may from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any of the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force in such area in respect of such scheduled disease and on such date as may be specified in the notification and may by similar notification direct that such provisions shall cease to be in force in any area from such date as may be specified therein.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) " animal" means any domesticated animal or bird, or any animal or bird kept in confinement;
(b) " export" means to take out of the State of Gujarat otherwise than across a customs frontier;
(c) "import" means to bring into the State of Gujarat otherwise than across a customs frontier ;
(d) "infective animal" means an animal which is affected with a scheduled disease or has recently been in contact with or in close proximity to an animal so affected;
(e) "Inspector" means an Inspector appointed under section 3;
(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under section 38;
(g) "rules" means rules made under section 38;
(h) "scheduled disease" means any disease specified in the Schedule to this Act;
(i) "transport" means to remove to one place from another place within the State of Gujarat;
(j) "Veterinary Surgeon" means a Veterinary Surgeon appointed under section 3;