In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "Board " means the Tobacco Board established under section 4;

(b) "Chairman " means Chairman of the Board;

(c) "curing " shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

(d) "dealer " means a dealer in tobacco;

(e) "Executive Director " means the Executive Director appointed under section 6;

(f) "export " and import mean, respectively, taking out of, or bringing into, India, by land, sea or air;

(g) "member " means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman;

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

(i) "registered " means, except in the expression registered grower, registered under Chapter III of this Act and the rules made thereunder;

(j) "registered grower " means a person who has obtained a certificate of registration under section 10 for growing virginia tobacco.