South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CITRUS INDUSTRY ACT 1991 - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

"the Board" means the Citrus Board of South Australia, continued in existence under Part 2;

"citrus fruit" means citrons, lemons, limes, grapefruit, mandarins, oranges, sevilles and tangerines or a hybrid of any of those fruits;

"grower" means a person who carries on the business of producing citrus fruit for sale;

"inspector" means—

            (a)         a member of the police; or

            (b)         a person authorised by the Board to exercise the powers of an inspector under this Act;

"marketing", in relation to citrus fruit or a citrus fruit product, means each step taken in relation to—

            (a)         the preparation of harvested citrus fruit for sale by wholesale or for processing; and

            (b)         the packing of citrus fruit for sale by wholesale; and

            (c)         the processing of citrus fruit into a citrus fruit product for sale by wholesale; and

            (d)         the packing of a citrus fruit product for sale by wholesale; and

            (e)         the sale of citrus fruit or a citrus fruit product by wholesale; and

            (f)         the storing, handling, shipping and transporting of citrus fruit or a citrus fruit product for sale by wholesale,

and any incidental activity;

"packer" means a person who carries on the business of packing citrus fruit for sale by wholesale;

"processor" means a person who carries on the business of processing citrus fruit into a citrus fruit product for sale by wholesale;

"product", in relation to citrus fruit, means a substance which is derived, wholly or in part, from citrus fruit;

"the register" means the register established and maintained by the Board under this Act;

"registered" means registered under this Act;

"registered person" means a person whose name appears in the register;

"retailer" means a person who carries on the business of selling citrus fruit by retail, but does not include a grower who sells citrus fruit by retail pursuant to a permit under this Act;

"the selection committee" means the Citrus Board Selection Committee appointed by the Minister under this Act;

"sell" includes—

            (a)         send forward or deliver for sale or barter; and

            (b)         receive or have in possession for sale or barter; and

            (c)         offer or expose for sale or barter; and

            (d)         cause, suffer or allow to be sold or bartered or offered or exposed for sale or barter,

and "sale" and "sold" have corresponding meanings;

"volume retailer" means a retailer who, during a prescribed period, purchases a greater quantity of citrus fruit for the purpose of sale by retail than the quantity prescribed for that period;

"wholesaler" means a person who carries on the business of selling citrus fruit or a citrus fruit product by wholesale, but not as a packer.

Note—

For definition of divisional penalties (and divisional expiation fees) see Appendix.