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.

1. (a) ‘Government’ means the Government of Himachal Pradesh;
2. (b) ‘Official Gazette’ means the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh;
3. (c) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
4. (d) ‘rearing’ includes all operations from the incubation of silkworm eggs and brushing of silkworms to the harvesting of cocoons;
5. (e) ‘Silkworms’ includes mulberry silkworms, tussar silkworms, muga silkworms and eri silkworms; and
6. (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.