Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Authority" means the Punjab Herd Registration Authority established under section 3 of this Act ; (b) "breed" means a stock of animals descended from common ancestors and having the following common characteristics namely :— (i) 'pure' ... a breed with characters maintained through generations of unmixed descend as recognised by the Authority ; (ii) 'distinct' ... a separate breed having distinct characters as recognised by the Authority ; and (iii) 'evolving' ... a group of dairy animals in the process of evolving into a new breed ; (c) "dairy animal" means a cow or a buffalo, which includes its offspring ; (d) "embryo" means the embryo of a cow or a buffalo ; (e) "embryo certificate" means a document certifying a fact that the embryo is of a particular breed and parentage ; (f) "foundation stock" means such dairy animals, as are recognised by the Authority as constituting breed's base ; (g) "Fund" means the Fund established and maintained by the Authority under sub-section (1) of section 13 of this Act ; (h) "identification" means an act of distinguishing an animal by the marking or tagging it ; (i) "pedigree" means genealogical information showing the ancestral line of descent of the animal ; (j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (k) "registration" means an act of recognition that a dairy animal is of a particular breed, conforming to a certain level of standards ; (l) "registration certificate" means a registration certificate issued by the Authority under this Act; (m) "regulations" means regulations made by the Authority under this Act ; (n) "section" means a section of this Act ; (o) "semen" means the semen of a cow bull or a buffalo bull ; (p) "semen certificate" means a document certifying a fact that the semen is of a particular cow bull or buffalo bull, breed and parentage ; and (q) "State Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab.