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severed parts of the carcase, are without the lymphatic glands about
those parts in their natural position;
or
"(e.) Of meat which, whether derived from cattle or a pig, is in the
form of a carcase, or of a part of a carcase, and, in either case, comprises
the ribs, and is without any such membrane as, in its natural
position, forms the lining of the cavity enclosed by the ribs;
"(j.) The expression 'Foreign Meat of Class II.' means foreign meat
which, being in the form of the entire carcase of a pig, is without the head in
its natural state of attachment to the carcase, or is without the lymphatic
glands about the throat, or about any other part of the carcase, in their
natural position;
"(k.) The expression 'Foreign Meat in Class III.' means foreign meat
which is in the form of severed parts of the carcase of a pig, or of other
edible parts of a pig, which is not and does not comprise any foreign
meat of Class I., or any foreign meat of Class II., and which is contained
in a box, case, receptacle, or package with an Official Certificate impressed
thereon, or affixed or attached thereto;
"(l.) The expression 'Foreign Meat Unclassed' means foreign meat
other than foreign meat of Class I., foreign meat of Class II., or foreign
meat of Class III.;
"(m.) The expression 'importer' means any person in the United
Kingdom who, either as owner or consignee, agent or broker, is entitled
to the possession, custody, or control of any foreign meat;
"(n.) The expression 'ship' includes a vessel or boat;
"(o.) The expression 'Officer of Customs and Excise' includes any
person acting under the authority of the Commissioners of Customs and
Excise;
"(p.) The expression 'Master' used in relation to a ship includes the
officer, or other person for the time being in charge or command of the
ship;
"(q.) The expression 'Sanitary Authority' means every Port Sanitary
Authority, and every Council of a Municipal Borough or other Urban
District, and every Rural District Council whose borough or district
includes or abuts on any part of a Customs port which part is not within
the jurisdiction of a Port Sanitary Authority;
"(r.) The expression 'the District' means the District of a Sanitary
Authority;
"(s.) The expression 'Medical Officer of Heath' includes any duly
qualified Medical Practitioner appointed or employed by a Sanitary
Authority to act in the execution of these Regulations; and any other
person appointed or employed by the Sanitary Authority under these