Definitions

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (1) “Competent Authority” means the Director of Agriculture and includes any other officer authorised by the Government in this behalf;
2. (2) “Federation” means a Commodity Federation constituted for any commodity under section 7;
3. (3) “Government” means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh.
4. (4) “Mandal” means such area in a district as may be declared by the Government by notification to be a Mandal under section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Districts (Formation) Act, 1974;
5. (5) “Market Committee” means a market committee constituted under section 4 of the Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966;
6. (6) “Notification” means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette and the word “notified” shall be construed accordingly;
7. (7) “Parishad” means a Mandala Karshaka Parishad constituted under section 11;
8. (8) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the Government under this Act;
9. (9) “Rashtra Parishad” means the Andhra Pradesh Rashtra Karshaka Parishad constituted under section 3.