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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "area'' means any aiea in ~ h i c h the pro- , visions of this Act are in force for the time being ; (b) "Director" means the '[Director of J n h - tries and Commerce, Tamii Nadul, or such officer as the Government may nominat as Director for all or 'my of the purposes of this Ac 9 ; (c) "Government" means the "State) Govern- ment as defined in section 3, clause (33-a), of the General Clauscs Act, 1897; Central Act X of (d) "notificatjon" means a notilicntion publisl~ai 1837- in the Furl St. Ceorgc Gazette ; (e) "prebcr~bed " nxruzs prescl ibed by rules rnadc under this Act; "xced" means seed cocoons, moths, egg> and silkwor~lls in the first two stagcs of developmen(; -- - -- - - - - - _ 1 This exprc\\ii>n \\as substituted for thc cxplcs\~on "State of Madras" by the Nadu Atl'iplation of L,IH\ Order, 1969, ,,, amended by thc Tnrnil Nadu h.dapl:ltion of L;Iw\ (Second Amend. merit) Order, 1969. This expression war sub$tituted f'yr the cxprcbsion " Directol of Industries and Comfnercc. Madras by partigraph 4 of, and tllc Schedule to, the Tam11 Nadu Adaptation of L n ~ s Order 1970 which was deemed to have come into force on the 14th ]uuar; 1969,' r This word wns substituted for the word $ ' ProyinciH1 by the ~daptation Order of 1950. \ .. - . . .xr .$ 3 1948 ; T.N. Act IIJ Silkworrta Disea$es (Prevention and Eradication) (g) "seed area" means an area notified by the i raising seed cocoons ; ! B (h) " seed cocoon " meaus cocoon raised from silkworm rearings and intended for reproduc- tive purposes ; (i) "seed producer" mcans any person engaged in all or any of the processes connected with the mnnufac- iure or disposzl of seeds; (j) ''seed rearer" Weans any person engaged in the occupation of rearing silkworms of ally species with a view to the sale of cocoons, n1oths;eggs or worms for the purposes of seed, including operations P extending from the incubationof eggs to the harvestin<. of cocoons ; (k) "Ser:'cultural Expert" rneans4the officer who is the Head of the Serjcultural Section of the '[Depart- * ment of Industries atid Commerce, Tmil Naduf; ( I ) "silkworm d:sease " mcans the disease of pebrine flacherie, gasserje, or muscardine or any other prescribcd disease ; (nt) "silkworm rearer" means any person engaged in the occupation of rearing silkworms of any species, wlth a vicw to the sale of cocoons, moths, eggs or worms.