Pork Industry Board Act 1997

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Part 1 Preliminary

2 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

annual general meeting means meeting held under section 17(1)

the Board, except when followed by the words “of directors”, means the New Zealand Pork Industry Board established by section 4(1)

the board of directors means directors of the Board constituting a quorum under clause 5(3) of Schedule 2

the Board’s activities means the Board’s past, present, and likely future objectives, operations, policies, and strategies; and includes how and to what extent the Board has taken account of farmer concerns

co-product means article or substance, not edible by people, derived wholly or substantially from slaughtered pigs

director means director of the Board

the Director-General means the chief executive for the time being of the Ministry

document means document in any form; and includes—

(a)

any writing on or in any material; and

(b)

information recorded or stored by means of a tape recorder, computer, or other device; and material subsequently derived from information so recorded or stored; and

(c)

a record, book, graph, or drawing; and

(d)

a photograph, film, negative, tape, disk, or other device in which 1 or more visual images are embodied or stored so as to be capable (with or without the aid of equipment) of being reproduced

farmer concerns means concerns and views about the Board’s activities—

(a)

expressed directly to the Board by pig farmers, or by organisations representing the interests of pig farmers or groups of pig farmers; or

(b)

reported to the Board by people consulting pig farmers on the Board’s behalf

financial year means period of 12 months ending with 30 September

the former Act means the Pork Industry Board Act 1982

the former Board means the New Zealand Pork Industry Board established by section 4 of the former Act

kind includes description

the levy means the levy imposed by section 35(1)

levy money means money paid or payable in respect of the levy

levy return means return required to be made under section 36(1)

licensed premises means—

(a)

a licensed abattoir or licensed export slaughterhouse (within the meaning of the Meat Act 1981):

(b)

the premises of any animal product business within the meaning of the Animal Products Act 1999 in which pigs are slaughtered under a risk management programme registered under Part 2 of the Animal Products Act 1999 or a regulated control scheme made under Part 3 of that Act

licensee, in relation to premises of a kind referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of licensed premises, means the operator of the animal product business concerned

the Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act

the Ministry means the department of State that, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act

occupier,—

(a)

in relation to any place physically occupied by any person, means that person; and

(b)

in relation to any other place, means the owner of the place; and

(c)

in relation to any place, includes any agent, employee, or other person, acting or apparently acting in the general management or control of the place

performance audit means performance and efficiency audit carried out, or required to be carried out, under section 28(1)

pig means animal of the genus Sus, whether used for breeding or the production of pork

pig farmer means person engaged in New Zealand in the business of farming pigs (whether in conjunction with any other business or not)

pork means the whole or any part of the dressed carcass of a slaughtered pig

pork product means anything that is—

(a)

pork; or

(b)

edible offal taken from a slaughtered pig; or

(c)

an article or substance intended for human consumption, that is derived wholly or substantially from a slaughtered pig or pigs

statement of strategic and consultative intent means the statement for the time being maintained under section 7(1).

Section 2 licensed premises: substituted, on 1 November 1999, by section 8(1) of the Animal Products (Ancillary and Transitional Provisions) Act 1999 (1999 No 94).

Section 2 licensee: inserted, on 1 November 1999, by section 8(1) of the Animal Products (Ancillary and Transitional Provisions) Act 1999 (1999 No 94).