Section 3. Definitions

3. Definitions. —In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (a) "the Board" means the[6] [[7] * * * Coffee Board] constituted under section 4; 8 [(aa) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;] (b) "coffee" means the commodity derived from the fruit of the rubiaceous plant known by that name, and includes raw coffee, cured coffee, uncured coffee, roasted coffee and prepared coffee; 9 [(c) "Commissioner", means a Commissioner of Customs as specified in clause (b) of section 3 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962); (d) "curing" means the application to raw coffee of mechanical processes other than pulping for the purpose of preparing it for marketing; (e) "curing establishment" means any place to which raw coffee is sent by a registered owner for curing, and includes any estate which the Board may declare to be a curing establishment for the purposes of this Act; 1. Subs. by Act 50 of 1954, s. 2, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-8-1955). 2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid ., for "Coffee Market Expansion Act" (w.e.f. 1-8-1955). 3. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., for "expect Part B States". 4. Sub-section (3) omitted by Act 4 of 1947, s. 2. 5. Subs. by Act 50 of 1954, s. 4, for s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-8-1955). 6. Subs. by Act 7 of 1943, s. 2, for "India Coffee Market Expansion Board".