2. In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context :
1[(a) "beef" means flesh of cow but does not include such flesh contained in sealed containers and imported as such into Uttar Pradesh.]
(b) "cow" includes a heifer or calf;
1[(c) "Goshala" means a Goshala registered under the Uttar Pradesh Goshala Adhiniyam, 1964;
(cc) "Institution" means an institution established under section 6;
(d) "slaughter" means killing by any method whatsoever and include maiming and inflicting of physical injury which is the ordinary course will cause death ;
(e) "State Government" means the Government of Uttar Pradesh; and
(f) 2[* * *]
1[(a) "beef" means flesh of cow but does not include such flesh contained in sealed containers and imported as such into Uttar Pradesh.]
(b) "cow" includes a heifer or calf;
1[(c) "Goshala" means a Goshala registered under the Uttar Pradesh Goshala Adhiniyam, 1964;
(cc) "Institution" means an institution established under section 6;
(d) "slaughter" means killing by any method whatsoever and include maiming and inflicting of physical injury which is the ordinary course will cause death ;
(e) "State Government" means the Government of Uttar Pradesh; and
(f) 2[* * *]
Source footnotes
1. Subs. by sec. 2 of U.P. Act No. 14 of 2002.2. Omit. by sec. 2 of U.P. Act No. 14 of 2002.
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