Section 2 in The Himachal Pradesh Fruit Nurseries Registration and Regulation Act, 2015
2. Definitions.
- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-(a)"Appellate Authority" means the Director of Horticulture, Himachal Pradesh, appointed by the State Government;(b)"bud wood bank" means earmarked progeny trees and fruit trees maintained for taking scion wood or any other propagule for further multiplication in the nursery;(c)"competent authority" means an authority appointed by the State Government, by notification, to perform the functions under this Act;(d)"designated agency" for the purpose of sections 10, 13 and 16 means Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan;(e)"Director" means the Director of Horticulture, Himachal Pradesh;(f)"hardened" means tissue culture raised plants adapted to outdoor conditions;(g)"farmer's variety" means a variety which has been cultivated and evolved by the farmer in his field;(h)"fruit nursery" means bud wood bank or propagation unit or tissue culture unit where plants are regularly propagated and sold for transplantation;(i)"inspecting officer" means any officer authorized by the Director of Horticulture, Himachal Pradesh for the purpose of inspection of fruit nurseries;(j)"notification" means a notification issued by the State Government and published in the Official Gazette;(k)"nurseryman" means any individual or agency engaged in the production and sale of plant material from the fruit nursery;(l)"Official Gazette" means the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh;(m)"plant material" or "propagule" means any propagation material used in raising the plant and includes bud wood or scions, rootstocks, cuttings and seed etc.;(n)"prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;(o)"rootstock" means the horticulture plant or part thereof on which any horticulture plant has been budded or grafted;(p)"scion" or "bud wood" means the part of the plant which is used for grafting or budding a rootstock or a tree;(q)"State Government" means the Government of Himachal Pradesh; and(r)"tissue culture" means propagation of identical clones from plant parts under aseptic conditions on culture medium in the laboratory.
