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Interpretation generally.
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2.—(1) In this Act—
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“home-grown” means grown in the State;
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“inspector” means a person appointed by the Minister to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act;
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“Irish company” means a company which is registered under—
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(a) the Joint Stock Companies Acts as defined in section 285 of the Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908,
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(b) the Companies Act, 1862, or
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(c) the Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908,
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and which has its registered office in the State;
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“licence” means a licence granted under section 11;
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“the Minister” means the Minister for Agriculture;
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“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister;
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“producing seeds” means the growing of plants to the stage at which they produce seeds, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
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“qualified Irish citizen” means a person who is a citizen of Ireland and is ordinarily resident in the State;
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“qualified person” means—
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(a) a qualified Irish citizen,
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(b) an Irish company,
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(c) a society registered in the State under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893.
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(2) A person shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to produce seeds of a particular class if he has entered into a contract for the production for him by another person of such seeds.
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