In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a)“Board” means the Tobacco Board established under section 4;
(b)“Chairman” means Chairman of the Board;
(c)“curing” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
(d)“dealer” means a dealer in tobacco;
(e)“Executive Director” means the Executive Director appointed under section 6;
(f)“export” and “import” mean, respectively, taking out of, or bringing into, India, by land, sea or air;
(g)“member” means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman;
(h)“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(i)“registered” means, except in the expression “registered grower”, registered under Chapter III of this Act and the rules made thereunder;
(j)“registered grower” means a person who has obtained a certificate of registration under section 10 for growing virginia tobacco.