Section 2. Definitions

In this Act — (a) "Appellate Authority" means the authority appointed by the State Government by notification to hear appeals under this Act ; (b) "fruit nursery" means any place where fruit plants are in the regular course of business, propagated and sold for transplantation, but does not include — (i) a fruit nursery having an area less than 0.2 hectare ; (ii) fruit nursery belonging to or managed by the Government ; (c) "fruit plant" means any plant, which can produce edible fruits or nuts, and includes budwood, seedlings, grafts, layers, goatee, seeds, bulbs, suckers, rhizomes and cuttings of any such plant ; (d) "license" means a license under this Act ; (e) "licensee" means any person holding a license for the time being in force ; (f) "Licensing Authority" means the Director of Horticulture and Fruit Utilization, Uttar Pradesh and includes any other officer not below the rank of a District horticulture Officer empowered by the Director in this behalf, to exercise some or all of the powers of the Licensing Authority under this Act ; (g) "owner", in relation to a fruit nursery, means the person who, or the authority which, has the ultimate control over the affairs of such fruit nursery, and includes a manager, managing director, managing agent, or any other person incharge of such fruit nursery ; (h) "rootstock" means a fruit plant or part thereof on which any portion of a fruit plant has been grafted or budded ; (i) "scion" means a portion of a fruit plant which is grafted or budded on to a rootstock.