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Definitions.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the sub ject or context,— (1) “Crop” means any agricultural produce whether stored for consump tion or standing and includes seed, plant or any part thereof ; (2) “Director of Agriculture” means an Officer appointed by the State Government to be the Director of Agriculture and includes every person who for the time being performs the duties of the office ; (3) “Insect pest” means any insect or other invertebrate animal and shall include bacteria and other vegetable or animal organisms, which has been declared by notification under section 3 of this Act to be an insect pest ; (4) “Inspecting Officer” means the officer appointed as such under sec tion 20 of the A ct; (5) “Noxious weed” means any weed which has been declared by notifi cation under section 3 of this Act to be noxious weed ; (6) “Notified area” means the area covered by a notification published under section 3 ; * For statement of object and reasons see “Assam Gazette”, 1949, Part V, page 197, Report of the Select Committee, Part V, page 89, 356 (7) “Occupier” means the person in actual occupation of any land, premises 5 or water or the person having for the time being the right of occupation of the land, premises or water, or his authorised agent and includes a local authority and a railway or other company having such right of occupation or any such actual occupation. (8) “Plant disease” means any fungoid, bacterial, parasitical or other disease which has been declared by notification under section 3 of this Act to be a plant disease (9) “Plant” includes the fruit, leave, bark, roots cuttings or any living portion of a plant but does not include the seed unless the seed has been especially included in the definition of plant by the State Government by notification under this A ct; (10) “Prescribed” means prescribed by notification or rules made under this Act. (11) “Valuing Officer” means Officers appointed as such for the purposes of this Act. PA RT II