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(I) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- Definitions. (a) "ag~icu l tural produce" means such produce (whether processed or not) of agriculture, horticulture, forest, animal husbandry and pisciculture, as are specified in the Schedule ; (b) "agriculturist" means a person who ordinarily by his own labour or by the labour of any member of his family or who by the labour of his tenant or by servant or hired labour or otherwise is engaged in the production or growth of agricultural produce which has not been processed, but does not include a trader commission agent, processor or broker, in or in relation to, agricultural produce even though such trader, commission agent, processor or broker is also engaged in the production or growth of agricultural produce ; Explanation :- For the purpose of this clause a person merely processing agricultural produce shall, not be deemed to be engaged in the production or growth of agricultural produce and an agriculturist shall not cease to be so only because he processes or causes to be processed his own agricultural produce. (c) "bye-laws" means bye-laws made under section 56 ; (d) "commission agent" means a person, who, by himself or through his servant, buys and sells agricultural produce for any other person, keeps it in his custody and controls it during the process of its sale and purchase, and collects payment therefor from the buyer and pays it to the seller, and receives by way of remuneration, a commission or percentage upon the amount involved in each transaction ; (e) "Directior" means the Director of Agriculture of the Government of Tripura and includes any other Officer appointed by the State Government to discharge all or any of the function of the Director under this Act : (f) "local authority" means in relation to an area within the local limits of.- (i) a Municipality , that Municipality ; (ii) a notified area authority, that authority ; (iii) a Gaon Sabha, that Sabha ; (g) "market" means any market established under section 5 of this Act ; (h) "market area" means an area declared to be a market area under section 4 ; (i) "market committee" means a committee constituted for a market under section 6 and includes a sub-committee constituted under section 24 ; (j) "notification" means a notification published in the official gazette ; (k) "Official Gazette" means the Tripura Gazette ; (I) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act : Notification of intention of regulat- ing market- ing of Agri- culural pro- duce in spe- cified area. (m) "processor" means a person who processes any agricultural produce on payment of charge ; (n) "retail sale" in relation to any agricultural produce means the sale of that produce, not exceeding such quantity as the market committee may by bye-laws, determine to be a retail sale ; (0) "Schedule" means the Schedule to this Act ; (p) "Secretary" means the Secretary of a market committee and includes an Assistant Secretary ; (q) "Surveyor" means a person who, on arrival of a consign- ment of agricultural produce for sale in any market area or market, surveys it for ascertaining the quality refraction, alternation and other like factors ; (r) "trader1' means a person who buys and sells agricultural produce as a principal or as a duly authorised agent for one or more persons or group of persons. (2) If any question arises as to whether a person is or is not an agriculturist for the purposes of this Act, the matter shall be referred to the Director who shall decide the same. 3 . (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette and in local news-papers, preferably in regional language, declare its intention of regulating the purchase and sale of such agricultural produce and in such area as may be specified in the notification in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (2) The notification shall state that any objections 01. suggestions which may be received by the State Government within a period, not being less than sixty days, to be specified in the notification, shall be considered by the State Government.