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The Act: Table of Contents: Part 3: Interpretation

Part 3: Information Gathering, Objectives, Guidelines and Codes of Practice - Interpretation

Definitions

43. The definitions in this section apply in this Part.

"fish" « poissons »

"fish" has the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Fisheries Act.

"hormone disrupting substance" « substance hormonoperturbante »

"hormone disrupting substance" means a substance having the ability to disrupt the synthesis, secretion, transport, binding, action or elimination of natural hormones in an organism, or its progeny, that are responsible for the maintenance of homeostasis, reproduction, development or behaviour of the organism.

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