Section 3. Definitions

3. Definitions.— In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (a) "Board" means the Central Silk Board constituted under this Act; 6 [(aa) "Central Silk-worm Seed Testing Laboratory" means the Central Seed Testing Laboratory established or accredited under sub-section (1) of section 8G; (b) "charkha raw silk" means raw silk reeled from silk worm cocoons with the help of any instrument not worked by power; 6[(ba) "Committee" means the Central Silk-worm Seed Committee constituted under subsection (1) of section 8A; (bb) "dealer" means a person who carries on the business of buying and selling, export or import of silk-worm seed, cocoons, chawkie reared silk-worms and includes an agent of a dealer; (bc) "export" means taking out of India to a place outside India;] (c) "filature raw silk" means raw silk reeled from silk worm cocoons with the help of any instrument worked by power; 6 [(ca) "Hybrid Authorisation Committee" means the Hybrid Authorisation Committee constituted under sub-section (1) of section 8D; (cb) "import" means bringing into India from a place outside India; (cc) "notified kind or variety" in relation to silk-worm seed means, any kind or variety thereof notified under sub-section (1) of section 8C;] (d) "power" means any form of energy which is mechanically transmitted and is not generated by human or animal agency, and includes electrical energy; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;