S.L. 439.25 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 439.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Animal Welfare Act;

"Animal First Aid" means the emergency treatment administered to an injured or sick pet animal before veterinary care is available;

"crate" means a safe and humane containment method of keeping and, or housing pets in the pet grooming establishment including cages;

"Director" means the Director for Animal Welfare as defined in the Act and includes, to the extent of the authority given, any officer authorised by him to act on his behalf for any purposes of these regulations;

"enclosure" means any confined space within which animals are kept;

"person operating a pet grooming establishment" means a person who, amongst other things, clips, trims, styles, bathes, or dries a pet animal for financial remuneration;

"pet" means any animal kept or intended to be kept in a household for private enjoyment and companionship; ESTABLISHMENTS

"pet grooming" means clipping, trimming, styling, bathing, brushing or drying a pet animal;

"pet grooming establishment" means a commercial establishment, static or mobile, where a pet animal is brought to the person operating a pet grooming establishment for pet grooming but does not include the place of residence of the pet owner.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases used in these regulations which are not defined herein shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.