In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context—
(a) “affected area” means any area declared as such under section 3 ;
(b) “District Magistrate” includes any officer authorized by the District Magistrate to perform the functions of a District Magistrate under this Act ;
(c) “noxious weeds” mean any weed declared as such by the State Government under section 3 ;
(d) “occupier’’ means any person in actual occupation of the land, water, premises and includes a person who has, for the time being, right of occupation of the same;
(e) “parasite” means any plant or animal carrying on its existence wholly or in part on any agricultural crop, plant, tree, bush or herb which may be declared as such by the State Government under section 3 ;
(f) “pest” means any insect, invertebrate animal or vertebrate animal which has been declared as such by the State Government under section 3 ;
(g) “plant” includes all horticultural or agricultural crop, trees, bushes or herbs and includes the seed, fruit, leaves trunk, roots, bark or cutting or any part thereof ;
(h) “plant disease” means any fungoid, bacterial virus, parasitical or other disease declared to be a plant disease by the State Government under section 3 ;
(i) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and
(j) “State Government’’ means the Government of Uttar Pradesh.