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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - Definitions. (a) "Artificial Insemination" or "A.I." means the technique used for depositing bovine semen into the mature female reproductive tract by artificial nteans; (b) "Authority" means the Bovine Breeding Authority constituted under section 3; (c) "Authorised inseminator" means a veterinarian or Veterinary Inspector or Veterinary Pharmacist (by whatever name called) or trained AI worker to be certified by the Authority in such manner, as may be prescribed; 60 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), MAY 13, 2016 (VYSK23, 1938 SAKA) (d) "bovine" means a cow, cow-bull, cow-heifer, buffalo, buffalo-bull and buffalo heifer; (e) "bovine breeder" means any person or organization or firm or agency engaged in bovine breeding activity; (f) "bovine breeding" means breeding activities in bovines that include the use of bovine bulls, semen or embryos; (g) "Breeding Policy" means the Livestock Breeding Policy, duly notified by the Government to promote breeding and development of livestock, especially of bovines in the State; (h) "Certified Bull" means a bovine bull certified by the Authority, which is kept for semen production for a particular bovine breed and meets the standards, as may be prescribed; (!) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Authority; (J) "embryo" means a structure developed as a result of fusion of bovirfe male and female gametes; •••"' (k) "expert" means an expert who fulfils the requirements, as may be specified by the Authority; (I) "Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development; (m) "Misbranded Semen" means a semen whose DN A profile does not match with DNA profile of the bull, mentioned in the record of semen bank or semen straw; . (n) "pedigree" means genealogical information showing the ancestral line of the bull /dam; (a) "premises" means any place, land, yard, building or any other site that is used for semen production, storage, transport, distribution, trade or Utilization; (p) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (q) "Recognised Laboratory" means the Northern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Jalandhar or any other national level laboratory, duly authorized by the Authority; (r) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the Authority; (s) "semen" means the semen/sexed semen of cow bull or buffalo bull in any form; V ft . *» PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), MAY 13,2016 61 (VYSK23, 1938 SAKA) p ;« , ! (t) "semen bank" means a premises where the bovine semen is stored for trading or distribution; (u) "Semen station" means a premises, where a facility is set up for production, processing and storage of bovine semen; (v) "services" means any of the bovine breeding services, as may be specified by the Government; (w) "sub-standard semen" means semen or semen straws that do not meet the standards, as may be prescribed; and (x)' "veterinarian" means a registered veterinary practitioner as defined in the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (Central Act No. 52 of 1984). CHAPTER II BOVINE BREEDING AUTHORITY ./ \