Section 2

In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context —“agricultural officer” means the Senior Primary Production Officer;“diseased” means attacked by or affected with any pests;“inspecting officer” includes the Senior Primary Production Officer and any officer appointed under section 3 to be an inspecting officer under this Act and also any officer to whom an inspecting officer has delegated by writing under his hand the exercise or performance of any power or duty conferred or imposed by this Act on an inspecting officer, to the extent of the powers or duties so delegated;“owner”, with reference to any land, includes all lessees or tenants of the land, and “occupier” includes, with reference to any land, all persons in actual occupation or charge thereof;“pest” includes every insect, invertebrate animal, rodent, plant and fungus which is destructive or injurious, or apt to be destructive or injurious, to cultivated plants;“plant” means any tree, shrub or vegetation, whether living or dead, and includes the stem, root, leaf, flower or fruit and any product or part thereof whatsoever, whether severed or attached;“supervising committee” means the committee referred to in section 4.