In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "appointed day" means such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint for the purpose of section 3;
(b) "Board" means the National Jute Board constituted under section 3;
(c) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board;
(d) "Council" means the Jute Manufactures Development Council established under section 3 of the Jute Manufactures Development Council Act, 1983 (27 of 1983);
(e) "Jute" means the plants of jute, kenaf and mesta;
(f) "jute manufacture" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Jute Manufactures Cess Act, 1983(28 of 1983);
(g) "member" means a member of the Board and includes the Chairperson;
(h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(i) "regulations" means regulations made by the Board under this Act;
(j) "Society" means the National Centre for Jute Diversification, a society set up by the Central Government in the Ministry of Textiles and registered under the Societies Registration Act,1860 (21 of 1860);
(k) "year" means the year commencing on the 1st day of April and ending on the 31st day of March next following.