The Crops (Bixa) Regulations
2. Interpretation
2. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"agent" means a person who is licensed under these Regulations to buy, collect and transport bixa from growers and sell to a licensed bixa processor;"Authority" means the Agriculture and Food Authority established under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act (Cap. 317);"bixa" means the plant that is botanically known as Bixa orellana or part of the plant, part of any inter-specific hybrid involving this species or part of any progeny of such hybrid and includes bixa seeds;"bixa product" means any extract or substance obtained or derived from bixa by any treatment or processing and includes bixin and norbixin;"commercial nursery operator" means a person who propagates bixa planting material for sale;"Committee" means the bixa Pricing Formula Committee established under regulation 25;"County Executive Committee Member" means the member of the County Executive Committee responsible for matters relating to agriculture;"crops inspector" means a person appointed as an inspector in accordance with regulation 23;"dealer" includes an agent, processor, exporter or importer of bixa;"Directorate" means a directorate of the Authority established pursuant to section 11 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act to deal with matters relating to bixa;"export" means to take or cause bixa or bixa products to be taken out of the Kenya customs territory or to an export processing zone;"export consignment" means the quantity of bixa that an exporter intends to export as declared by the applicant of an export permit;"export permit" means authorization granted by the Authority to take bixa or bixa products out of the Kenya customs territory or to an export processing zone;"financial year" means the period of twelve months ending on the thirtieth of June in every year."grower" means a person who cultivates bixa;"growers association" means a group of bixa growers who come together for purposes of marketing their produce under a common quality management system and are registered by the Authority;"import consignment" means the quantity of bixa declared for import;"import permit" means authorization granted by the Authority to bring bixa or bixa products into the country;"Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service" means the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service established under section 3 of the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service Act (Cap. 349);"mother block" means an established area for bixa plants that is known to be free from diseases and true to type and is used as a source of stock for propagation for the purpose of obtaining clean grafting or budding material;"processor" means a person who extracts bixin or other products from bixa;"smallholder bixa grower" means a grower who grows less than fifty bixa trees.Source: Kenya Law