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Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Union Territory of Tripura ; (b) “affected area” means any area declared as such under S. 3 ; (c) “competent authority” means the officer appointed by the Administrator to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the competent authority under this Act ; (d) “Inspecting Officer” means an Inspecting Officer appointed under S. 4 ; (e) “noxious weed” means any weed declared as such under S. 3; (f) “occupier” means the person having for the time being the right of occupation of any land, water or premises, or his authorised agent, or any person in actual occupation of the land, water or premises ; (g) “plant” includes all horticultural or agricultural crops, trees, bushes, or herbs and also includes the seeds, fruits, leaves, roots, barks or cutting or any other part of a plant; (h) “plant disease” means any disease caused to a plant by fungoid, bacteria, virus, parasite or any other organism, declared as such under S. 3 ; (i) “plant parasite” means any plant or animal carrying on its existence wholly or in part, on any agricultural crop, plant, tree, bush or herb and declared as such under S. 3 ; (j) “plant pest” means any insect or animal, whether vertebrate or invertebrate, declared as such under S. 3 and includes any animal organism ; (k) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act.