In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :- Vol XXI Aizawl, Friday 14.8.1992 Sravana 23. S.E. 1914 Issue No. 148 Regd. No. NE 907
(a) “appropriate Goverament” means the State Government of Mizoram;
(b) “competent authority” means a person or authority appointed by the Government by notification to perform such functions under this ACT;
(c) “director” means the Director of Agriculture/Horticulture;
(d) “fruit plant” means any plant, which can produce edible fruits or nuts, and includes wood, seedlings, grafts, layers, seeds, bulbs, suckers, rhizomes and cutting of any such plant;
(e) “inspecting officer” means any officer not below the rank of Horticulture Inspector or Plant Protection Inspector authorised by the Director of Agriculture/ Horticulture for the purpose of inspection of nurseries;
(f) “nurseryman” means any person engaged in the production and sale of fruit plants;
(g) “owner” in relation to a fruit nursery, means the person who, or the authority which has the ultimate control over the affairs of such fruit nursery, and where the said affairs are entrusted to a manager, managing director or managing agent shall be deemed to be the owner of the fruit nursery;
(h) “Plant Material" means any propagation material used in raising the plant and includes budwood, scion, root-stock, seeds and cuttings;
(i) “prescribed” means preseribed by rules made under this Act;
(j) “root-stock" means a fruit plant or part thereof on which any portion of a fruit plant has been grafted or budded;
(k) “scion” means a portion of a fruit plant which is grafted or budded on to a root-stock.