Interpretation
2 Interpretation
In these regulations and in the standards, unless the contrary intention appears —
Act means the Bulk Handling Act 1967;
ball smut in relation to —
wheat means broken or unbroken smut balls (Tilletia tritici or Tilletia laevis) and flag smut (Urocystis agropyri);
barley means covered smut (Ustilago segetum var. hordei);
barley means kernels of the cereal grass Hordeum vulgare linn;
bored means having been damaged by insects;
Department means Department of Agriculture;
Form means a form in the Fourth Schedule;
genetically modified means modified by gene technology within the meaning of that term in section 10(1) of the Gene Technology Act 2000 of the Commonwealth;
grain includes such seeds as the Minister may, from time to time, approve under the provisions of section 52 of the Act;
immature means not fully ripened;
insect means any animal or part thereof of the classes Insecta, Arachnida or Diplopoda;
kernel, in relation to —
barley or oats, means seed of barley or oats, as the case requires, with the husk attached; or
sorghum or wheat, means seed of sorghum or wheat, as the case requires, with the husk removed;
oats means the kernels of the cereal grass Avena sativa Linn.;
officer means an officer of the Company;
person entitled to grain means a person entitled to be listed on the Company’s register referred to in regulation 10 or the holder of a valid warrant;
pickled means treated with any substance which will inhibit moulds, ball smut or smut;
quantity in relation to grain means the amount in tonnes and units of 20 kg;
regulation means one of these regulations;
Schedule means a Schedule to these regulations;
skeleton weed means the plant Chondrilla juncea Linn. or part thereof;
smut in relation to —
barley means covered smut (Ustilago segetun var. hordei);
oats means covered smut (Ustilago segetun var. hordei) and loose smut (Ustilago avenae);
sorghum means kernels of the cereal grass Sorghum bicolor;
standard means standard adopted by the Company under section 6A of the Act;
warrant means a warrant issued by the Company pursuant to the Act;
wheat means kernels of the cereal grasses Triticum aestivum L. (previously Triticum Vulgare Vill.) or Triticum compactum Host.
[Regulation 2 inserted: Gazette 13 Jun 1975 p. 1896‑8 (erratum: Gazette 1 Aug 1975 p. 2828); amended: Gazette 4 Dec 1981 p. 5033; 9 Sep 2003 p. 4037‑9.]
[3. Deleted: Gazette 4 Dec 1981 p. 5033.]
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