Miscellaneous Offences Act (Formerly Known as Minor Offences Act) · s 2

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s 2Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“cattle” includes buffaloes, bullocks, bulls, cows, goats, sheep, pigs and poultry;

“horse” includes asses and mules;

“in or near any public road” includes all places in the public road, and all places within 10 yards of it not being effectually separated from and hidden from the road by a wall or otherwise;

“Minister” means the Minister of Home Affairs;

“public road” includes every road, street, passage, footways or square over which the public have a right of way.