Dairy Industry Act
3. Interpretation
3. Interpretation
In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—"Board" means the Kenya Dairy Board established by section 4;"butterfat" means the natural and complete fat which is present in milk;"Central Agricultural Board" means the Board established by section 35 of the Agriculture Act (Repealed);"consumer" means a person who buys dairy produce for his own use and not for resale;"Controller" means the Food Safety Controller appointed under the Food and Feed Safety Control Co-ordination Act, No. 21 of 2026;"dairy produce" means milk, cream, butter, ghee, cheese and any other product or by-product of milk;"distributor" means a person who buys dairy produce for the purpose of resale;"ghee" means pure clarified butterfat containing no preservative or colouring matter and no fats or oils other than butterfat;"milk" means milk from a cow;"multi-annual control plan" has the meaning assigned to it under section 2 of the Food and Feed Safety Control Co-ordination Act (No. 21 of 2026);"Non-Scheduled Areas" means all areas of land in Kenya not for the time being comprised in the Scheduled Areas;"package" includes cask, keg, crate, can, box, case, wrapper, tin, bottle, carton and every other receptacle or covering used for the packing of dairy produce;"producer" means a person who produces, processes, manufactures, prepares or treats dairy produce for sale;"registered producer" means a person registered under Part V;"retailer" means a producer who sells dairy produce directly to consumers or a person who purchases dairy produce from a distributor for resale to consumers;"Scheduled Areas" means the areas of land specified in the Schedule;"sell" includes offer, advertise, keep, expose, transmit, convey, deliver, or prepare for sale and any exchange or disposal for consideration.[L.N. 183/1964, Act No. 21 of 2026, 2nd Sch.]Source: Kenya Law