Stock Theft Act, 1959 (Act No. 57 of 1959)

1. Definitions

Purchase

In this Act, unless the context· otherwise indicates—

"Minister"

means the Minister of Justice;

"non-European"

[Definition deleted by Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1983 (Act No. 59 of 1983] by section 2 of Notice No. 1020, GG 8702, dated 11 May 1983]

"produce"

means the whole or any part of any skins, hides or horns of stock, and any wool, mohair or ostrich feathers;

"public sale"

means a sale effected—

(a)	at any public market; or

(b)	by any shopkeeper during the hours when his shop may in terms of any law remain open for the transaction of business; or

(c)	by a duly licensed auctioneer at a public auction; or

(d)	in pursuance of an order of a competent court;

''stock"

means any horse, mule, ass, bull, cow, ox, heifer, calf, sheep, goat, pig, poultry, domesticated ostrich, domesticated game or the carcase or portion of the carcase of any such stock;

"sufficient fence"

means any wire fence, or any other fence, wall or hedge through which no stock could pass without breaking it, or any natural boundary through or across which no sheep would ordinarily pass.