Act came into force w.e.f. 13.10.1971 by notification No. AF 142 AMS 669 dated: 13.10.1971.

2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (1) "affected area" means any area declared by notification under section 3 to be an affected area;
2. (2) " Director of Agriculture" means any officer appointed by the State Government to be the Director of Agriculture and includes the Director of Horticulture and every person who for the time being performs the duties of the office of the Director of Agriculture or

Director of Horticulture, as the case may be;

1. (3) "Deputy Director of Agriculture" means the officer appointed by the State Government to be the Deputy Director of Agriculture of a District or the District Horticultural Officer, and every person who for the time being performs the duties of the Deputy Director of Agriculture or the District Horticultural Officer, as the case may be;
2. (4) "Inspecting Officer" means an officer appointed under section 17;
3. (5) "notification" means a notification published in the official Gazette;
4. (6) "notified area" means the area in respect of which a notification is issued under section 3; (7)"noxious weed" means any weed declared by notification under section 3 to be a noxious weed;
5. (8) "occupier" means the person having for the time being the right of occupation of any land, premises or water, or his authorised agent or any person in actual occupation of the land, premises or water, and includes a local authority having such right of occupation or in such actual occupation;
6. (9) "parasite" means any plant or animal carrying on its existence wholly or in part on any agricultural crop, plant, tree, bush or herb, declared by notification under section 3 to be a parasite;
7. (10) "pest" means any insect, or vertebrate or invertebrate animal, which has

been declared by a notification under section 3 to be a pest;

1. (11) " plant" includes all horticultural or agricultural crops, trees, bushes or herbs, and includes the fruits, leaves, trunk, roots, bark or cutting or any part thereof but does not include the seed: Provided that the State Government may, by notification, direct the seed of any particular plant shall be deemed to be a plant;
2. (12) "plant disease" means any fungoid, bacterial virus, vegetable organism, parasitical or other disease declared by notification under section 3 to be a plant disease;
3. (13) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.