In this Act, unless the contrary appears from the subject or context:

(a) "agricultural produce " includes all produce of agriculture or horticulture and all articles of food or drink wholly or partly manufactured from any such produce, and fleeces and the skins of animals;

(b) "counterfeit " has the meaning assigned to that word by section 28 of the Indian Penal Code;

(c) "covering " includes any vessel, box, crate , wrapper, tray or other container;

(d) "grade designation " means a designation prescribed as indicative of the quality of any scheduled article;

(e) "grade designation mark " means a mark prescribed as representing a particular grade designation;

(f) "quality ", in relation to any article includes the state and condition of the article.

(g) "prescribed " means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(h) "scheduled article " means an article included in the Schedule ; [* * *] [word " and " occurring at the end of clause (h) omitted and cl.(j) inserted by the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) (Amendment) Act (76 of 1986), S.2 (15-4-1987).]

(i) an article is said to be marked with a grade designation mark, if the article itself is marked with a grade designation mark or any covering containing or label attached to such article is so marked;

(j) [ an article is said to be misgraded if,- [word " and " occurring at the end of clause (h) omitted and cl.(j) inserted by the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) (Amendment) Act (76 of 1986), S.2 (15-4-1987).]