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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the Definitions. subject or context,— (a) "adult person" means a person of or above the age of eighteen years; (b) "approved bull" means a bull certified as such under section 8 by the Livestock Officer; (c) "artificial insemination" means the method of breed- ing whereby semen is collected from the male animal, held under artificial conditions outside the animal body and later introduced into the female animals; (d) "bull" means a male bovine animal above the age of two years, which has not been effectively castrated; (e) "calf" means a male bovine animal which is not above the age of two years; (I) "castration" means rendering a male animal incap- able of propagating its species; (g) "Collector" means the Collector of the district and includes an Additional Collector or a Deputy Collector to whom the Collector of the district may, by a written order, delegate his powers under this Act ; (h) "dedicated bull" means a bull dedicated to the public in good faith by a person in accordance with any religious custom or usage; (i) "Director" means an officer appointed by the State Government as the Director of Veterinary Services and Animal Husbandry; Price—Indian, annas 3 ; English, 4d. .40111011'' 2 The West Bengal Livestock Improvement Act, 1954. [West Ben. Act (Sections 3-5.) (j) "Livestock Officer" means an officer appointed by the State Government to perform the functions, and to exercise the powers, of a Livestock Officer under this Act ; (k) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (1) "specified area" means an area which has been declar- ed as such by notification under sub-section (1) of section 3. - Power to specify areas for purposes of the Act. No person to bring a bull other than an approved bull in a specified area. No person to keep any bull in a speci- fied area other than an approv- ed bull.