"duly authorised officer" means any public officer authorised by the
Minister under section twenty-four to exercise the powers of an
inspector of seeds under this Act;
"future goods", in relation to a contract of sale of prescribed seed, means
prescribed seed to be acquired by the seller after the making of the
contract of sale;
"imported certified seed" means any prescribed seed certified in the
country of its origin imported by a registered seed importer and certified
as imported certified seed under the provisions of Part VIII;
"inspector" means a person designated as an inspector of seeds under
section twenty-three;
"licensed seed seller" means any seed seller licensed as such under Part
V;
"official seed-tester" means a person approved by the Certifying
Authority as an official seed-tester under section eighteen;
"owner", in relation to any seeds, includes any person having for the
time being the possession thereof;
"prescribed seed" means any seed to which this Act applies by virtue of
a regulation made under section thirty-five;
"purity" means analytical purity expressed as a percentage by weight;
"registered seed cleaner" means any seed cleaner registered as such for
the time being under Part II;
"registered seed importer" means any seed importer registered as such
for the time being under Part II;
"registered seed producer" means any seed producer registered as such
for the time being under Part VIII;
"restricted seed" means any seed to which a regulation made under
section thirty-nine applies;