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In this Act unless the context other- wise requires- 'a) "Director" means · the Director of Sericulture., Assam. " .. ·THE ASSAM GAZJ;TTE, BXTRAORDINARY, AUG. 25, 1990 681 (b) "District Officer •' means an officer not below the rank of Assistant Director of Serjculture Department of Government of Assam· (c) ''Cocoon" means cocoons produced by Mul- berry/Muga/Eri/Tasar Silk-worm either green c.r stifled, dried, or in any other state of condition and also include pierced Cocoons· (d) · Explanation : In this' clause •pierced Cocoons' means a cocoon from which moth has cut out. "Cocoon Market" means a market esta- blished under Section 9 for the sale or pur- chase of Cocoons of all kinds intended for reeling and spinning. (e) "Silk Market'' means market established under Section 9 for sale or purchase of Silk - yarn of all kinds after reeling and spinning. (f) '(Government" means the State Government of Assam. (g) ''Licence" means a licence granted under _this .Act. (h) "Licencing authority" means the Director of Sericulture, Assam and may include any other officer appointed by the Govern- ment by notification in the Official Gazette to exercise all or any of the powers o:i; to perform all or any of the duties of a Lfoencing authority under this Act. (i) ''Licenced buyer" means a person who is licenced to purchase cocoons in a Co- coon Market and to purchase silk·yarn in a Silk Market. 682 fF~ ASSAM CAZET1'1:.: EXTRAORDINARY, AUG. 2S, 1990 (j) "Licenced seller" means a person who is licenced to sell cocoons in a Cocoon Merket and to sell silk-yam in l a Silk Market. i....,. .. : ~~;r I ~ · ';;:., < (k) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. (1) ''Rearer" means a person engaged in rea- ring of silkworms for the production of silkworm cocoons, whether for reproduction or reeling and spinning. (m) ''Rearing'' means all operations from the incubation of silkworm egg and ·brushing of silkworms till the harvesting of cocoons. (n) ''Silkworm', includes Mulberry silkworm, Tasar silkworm, Muga silkworm and Eri- silkwo rm. (o) "Silkworm Seed" means silkworm cocoons, moths, egg or young, silk-worms of what- ever description intended to be used for the purposes of re-production or rearing. Regulation