Interpretation

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in subject or context— (a) "the Government" means the Central Government; (b) "Controller" means the Cane Commissioner, Union territory of Chandigarh; (c) "molasses" means the heavy, dark-coloured residual syrup drained away in the final stage of the manufacture of sugar by vacuum pans or in open pans in sugar factories either from sugarcane or by refining gur; when such syrup has a density of not less than 75 degrees brix and a fermentable sugar content (expressed as reducing sugars) of 19 per cent; (ca) "distillery" means any premises where, under a licence issued under the Punjab Excise Act, 1914, power, potable or industrial alcohol is manufactured; (cb) "occupier of a distillery" means any person who has control over the affairs of a distillery; (d) "sugar factory" means any premises, including the land, godowns or outhouses appurtenant thereto, whereon twenty or more workers are working, or were working on any day of the preceding twelve months, and in any part of which sugar is being manufactured; (e) "occupier of a Sugar factory" means any person who has control over the affairs of a sugar factory.