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Definitions—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Board” means the Kerala Fishermen’s Welfare Fund Board constituted under section 7; (b) “contribution” means the sum of money payable to the fund under section 4; (c) “Director of Fisheries” means the Director of Fisheries for the State of Kerala; (d) “dealer” means any person who carries on within the State of Kerala the business of buying and selling fish or processing fish for export or domestic marketing and includes,— (i) a commission agent, a broker, or any other mercantile agent by whatever name called; and (ii) a non-resident dealer or an agent of a non-resident dealer or a local branch of a firm or company or association situated outside the State of Kerala.; (e) “fish” includes prawn; ' Received the assent of the President on the 10th day of December, 1913—5 and published in the Kerala Gazette, Extraordinary No 1060 dated the 13th December, 1985 196 (i) “Fisheries Ofiicer” means the Fisheries Oflicer appointai under clause (11) of section 2 of the Kerala Fishermen Welfare Societies Act, 1980 (7 of 1981); (g) “fisherman” means a fisherman as defined in (lause (e) of section 2 of the Kerala Fishermen Welfare Societies Act, 1980 (7 of 1981); (h) ”fishing vessel” means a ship or boat, whether or not fitted with mechanical means of propulsion, which is engaged in fishing for profit and includes,— (i) a catamaran; and (ii) a country craft, known by the name “vanchi” oz “vallom” or by any other local variations thereof, (i) “fund” means the Kerala F‘ishermen’s Welfare Fund established under section 3 and the scheme; (j) “member" means a member of the fund; (k) “scheme” means the Kerala Fishermen’s Welfare Fund Scheme framed under this Act; (1) “schedule” means the schedule to this Act.