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.