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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (1) "affected area" means any area declared to be an affected area by notification under section 3; (2) "Block Development Officer" means the officer appointed as such by the State Government and includes any officer authorised by the State Government under section 12 to perform the functions of the Block Development Officer under this Act; (3) "Director of Agriculture" means the officer appointed by the State Government to hold the office of the Director of Agriculture of West Bengal and includes any other officer who for the time being performs the duties of that office; (4) "insect pest" means any insect or other invertebrate or vertebrate animal including any other animal organism declared to be an insect pest by notification under section 3; (5) "land" includes premises and land under water; (6) "noxious weed" means any weed declared to be a noxious weed by notification under section 3; Definitions. 2 The West Bengal Agricultural Pests and Diseases Act, 1968. [President's Act (7) !`oecupier", in relatieli to any land, means,— (a) whore the area of such land exceeds five acres, any person in actual occupation of such land or any person having for the time being the right of occupation of such land or his authorised agent and includes a local authority in such actual occupation or having such right of occupation, and (b) where the area of such laud does not exceed five acres, the owner of such land or his authorised agent ; (8) "Principal Agricultural Officer", in relation to any affected area, means the chief officer of the Department of Agri- culture and Community Development of the State Government in the district in which such area is situated and includes a District Agricultural Officer, a Project Executive Officer and any other officer appointed by the State Government to perform all or any of the func- tions of the Principal Agricultural Officer under this Act; (9) "plant" includes all horticultural or agricultural crops, trees, bushes or herbs and also includes the seed, fruit, leaves, trunk, roots, bark or cutting or any part thereof; (10) "plant disease" means any fungoid, bacterial virus, parasitical or other disease declared to be a plant disease by notification under section 3; (11) "plant parasite" means any plant or animal carrying on its existence wholly or in part on any plant or weed, and declared to be a plant parasite by notification under section 3; Declara- tion of affected area, plant disease, etc., and power to take or direct remedial measures. (12) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (13) "village-level worker" means an officer of the Depart- ment of Agriculture and Community Development of the State Government employed to work at the level of a village.