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(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Competent Authority” means a 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, seeds, bulbs, suckers, rhizomes and cuttings of any such plant ; (d) “owner”, in relation to a fruit nursery, means the person who, or the authority which, 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 ; (e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (f) “rootstock” means a fruit plant or part thereof on which any portion of a fruit plant has been grafted or budded ; 5[(fa) “sale of fruit plants” means a sale of fruit plants made within the State for cash or deferred payment or other valuable consideration ;] (g) “scion” means a portion of a fruit plant which is grafted or budded on to a rootstock. (G.C.P.) H 782—2 (3350–10–2012) Maharashtra Fruit Nurseries and Sale of [1969 : Mah. XLV Fruit Plants (Regulation) Act, 1969 2