Section 7. The word "Indian" omitted by s. 5, ibid . (w.e.f. 1-8-1955)

7. The word "Indian" omitted by s. 5, ibid . (w.e.f. 1-8-1955). 8. Ins. by Act 54 of 1982, s. 2 (date to be notified). 9. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for "the States" (w.e.f. 1-4-1951). 10. Ins. by s. 3 and Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f.1-4-1951). 11. Ins. by Act 4 of 2010, s. 2 (date to be notified). *. Vide Notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh. (ii) the latex of any rubber plant whether fluid or coagulated, in any stage of the treatment to which it is subjected during the process of conversion into rubber; (iii) latex (dry rubber content) in any state of concentration, and includes scrap rubber, sheet rubber, rubber in powder and all forms and varieties of crepe rubber, but does not include rubber contained in any manufactured article; (i) "rubber plant" includes plants, trees, shrubs or vines of any of the following:— - (i) Hevea Braziliensis (Para Rubber), - (ii) Manihot Glaziovii (Ceara Rubber), - (iii) Castillio elastica, - (iv) Ficus elastica (Rambong), and (v) any other plant which the Board may, by notification in the Gazette of India, declare to be a rubber plant for the purposes of this Act; (j) "Rubber Production Commissioner" means the Rubber Production Commissioner appointed under this Act; 1[(k) "small grower" means an owner whose estate does not exceed 2[fifty acres] in area.]