2. Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

2 (a)[ “agent” means the agent authorised by the Government under sub-section (1) of section 3;] (b) “competent authority” means the Government or an officer authorised by the Government to grant permits; (c) “co-operative society” means a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Kerala co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969); (d) “cultivator” means a person who actually cultivates any land with cashew or who is entitled to take the usufructs from any land cultivated with cashew ; (dd) 3 [*******************] 4 [(e) “notified price”, in relation to raw cashewnuts, means the price notified under sub-section (2) of section 5;] (f) “occupier” means an occupier as defined in the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948) ; (g) “person” includes a body corporate, a company, a firm, an association of individuals or a co-operative society ; (h) “permit” means a permit referred to in section 15 ; (i) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (j) “raw cashewnut” does not include roasted cashewnut; (k) “State” means the State of Kerala ; (l) “sub-agent” means a co-operative society appointed by the agent under section 9. 5 (m) [*********************]