Section 3:
Interpretation clause.
In this Act,--
"officer of police" includes also village-watchman, and
"cattle" includes also elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies,
mules, asses, pigs, rams, ewes, sheep, lambs, goats and kids 1[, and
2"local authority" means any body of persons for the time being invested by law with the control
and administration of any matters within a specified local area, and
"local fund" means any fund under the control or management of a local authority.
Notes:
1. Added by Act 1 of 1891, s. 2.
2. Cf. definition ins. 3 (28) of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), which applies to all Act, passed after the 14 January,
1887.