The Tobacco Board Act,1975
Section 3. Definitions
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” means, 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, except 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.
