Section 2: Definitions

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

(a) ‘Government’ means the Government of Himachal Pradesh;

(b) ‘Official Gazette’ means the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh;

(c) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(d) ‘rearing’ includes all operations from the incubation of silkworm eggs and brushing of silkworms to the harvesting of cocoons;

(e) ‘Silkworms’ includes mulberry silkworms, tussar silkworms, muga silkworms and eri silkworms; and

(f) ‘silkworm seed’ means silkworm cocoons, moths, eggs, or young silkworms of whatever description, intended to be used for the purposes of reproduction of rearing.