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Definitions.––In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,–– (a) “Competent Authority” means competent authority appointed under section 3 ; (b) “Fruit Nursery” means any place where fruit plants are in the regular course of business propagated and sold for transplantation, but does not include a fruit nursery belonging to or managed by the Government ; (c) “Fruit Plant” means any plant which can produce edible fruits or nuts and includes budwood, seedlings, grafts, layers, seed bulbs, suckers, rhizomes and cuttings of any such plant ; (d) “Owner” in relation to a fruit nursery, means the person who has the ultimate control over the affairs of such fruit nursery and where the said affairs are entrusted to a manager, managing director or managing agent, such manager, managing director or managing agent shall be deemed to be the owner of the fruit nursery ; 1 Enforce vide SRO–339 dated 27th October, 1988 w.e.f. 1st October, 1988. 244 FRUIT NURSERIES (LICENSING) ACT, 1987 (e) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (f) “Root Stock” means a fruit plant or part thereof on which any portion of a fruit plant has been grafted or budded ; (g) “Scion” means a portion of a fruit plant which is grafted or budded on to a rootstock.