Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -- (a) “beef” means flesh of cow and of such bull or bullock, whose slaughter is prohibited under this Act, but does not include such flesh contained in sealed containers and imported as such into the Union territory; (b) “competent authority” means the person or persons appointed in this behalf by the Government by notification in the Official Gazette to exercise the powers and perform the functions of a competent authority under this Act, or the rules made thereunder for such area or areas and for such period as may be specified in the notification; (c) “cow” includes a heifer or calf; (d) “Government” means the Administrator of the Union territory appointed under article 239 of the Constitution; (e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (f) “slaughter” means killing by any method whatsoever and includes maiming and inflicting of physical injury which in the ordinary course will cause death; (g) “uneconomic cow” includes stray, unprotected, infirm, disabled, diseased or barren cow; (h) “union territory” means the Union territory of Puducherry. This clause defines the various terms occurring in the bill.