(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Approved means approved in writing by the Director-General
Board means the New Zealand Apple and Pear Marketing Board established under the Apple and Pear Marketing Act 1971
Brand means to stencil, emboss, or imprint clearly by means of a metal die or stencil plate, or a metal or rubber stamp, or a combination of any of those means
Clean means free from dirt, dust, insect stains, or other foreign substance or material
Commercial orchardist means an occupier of an orchard within the meaning of the Orchard Levy Act 1953
Count means the number of fruit or vegetables contained in any package
Deceptive pack means any package of fruit or vegetables in which the fruit or vegetables are so arranged that any fruit or vegetables exposed to view, or which would be exposed to view if the package were opened in a normal manner, do not fairly and substantially represent the size, maturity, quality, and condition of the whole contents of the package, or are so arranged that extraneous soil or plant material is concealed in such a way as to materially misrepresent the contents of the package; and to be deceptively packed has a corresponding meaning
Deceptive stack means any bulk lot, load, line, display, or arrangement of packages of fruit or vegetables which is so arranged that the packages and their contents on the exposed or accessible surface do not represent the size, quality, and condition of the packages that are concealed or not exposed, or do not represent the size, maturity, quality, and condition of the contents of the packages that are concealed or not exposed, so as to materially misrepresent any part of the bulk lot, load, line, or display; and to be deceptively stacked has a corresponding meaning
Dessert grapefruit means any grapefruit so matured as to be suitable for dessert purposes
Director-General means the Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries
Factory means any premises where any fruit or vegetable is manufactured or processed into any fruit or vegetable product for sale; and includes any premises where the canning, drying, preserving, fermenting, and freezing of any fruit or vegetable is carried out for sale
Fruit means pip fruit, citrus fruit, stone fruit, berryfruit, Kiwifruit, passion fruit, tamarillos, grapes, avocados, and feijoas
Fruit: this definition was amended, as from 14 October 1985, by regulation 2(a) New Zealand Grown Fruit and Vegetables Regulations 1975, Amendment No 5 (SR 1985/266) by substituting the word “Kiwifruit”
for the words “Chinese gooseberries”
.
Grade means any grade or grading standard for fruit or vegetables determined by the Director-General for the purposes of these regulations; and graded means graded in accordance with any of those grades or grading standards
Inspector means an inspector appointed under the Act
Institution means a school, hospital, orphanage, or prison, or any benevolent society or association for the relief of sick, aged, or distressed persons
Marketing organisation means any board, committee, authority, or any other body or organisation, established for the purpose of marketing or exporting fruit or vegetables
Mature, in relation to fruit, means that in the opinion of an inspector the fruit will properly complete the ripening process, and is suitable for local marketing or for export as the case may require
Minister means the Minister of Agriculture
Minister: this definition was amended, as from 14 October 1985, by regulation 2(b) New Zealand Grown Fruit and Vegetables Regulations 1975, Amendment No 5 (SR 1985/266) by omitting the words “and Fisheries”
.
Owner means any owner, shipper, or consignor of fruit or vegetables; and includes the agent or servant of the owner, shipper, and consignor
To pack or to repack means to arrange fruit or vegetables regularly and compactly in a package so that they are not loose or compressed to an extent likely to cause damage to the fruit or vegetables during handling or transport
Package includes any portable receptacle in which fruit or vegetables are cased, covered, enclosed, contained, or packed
Packing establishment means a business established by a wholesale vendor, marketing organisation, or co-operative body for the grading, packing, or storage of fruit or vegetables
Producer means a person engaged in the business of producing fruit or vegetables for sale
Sale includes barter or exchange, offering, advertising, or exposing for sale, sending or delivering for sale, or allowing to be sold; and to sell has a corresponding meaning
Size means, as the instance may require, the greatest diameter, the greatest length, or the requisite bulk, of any fruit or vegetable which will pack with other fruit or vegetables of a uniform diameter, length, or bulk to produce a specified number in a specified package
To size means to sort according to size
Sound means free from decay, rots, overmaturity, breakdown, freezing injury, damage, and similar defects which may cause rapid loss of condition or rapid decay
Storage defects means decay, storage scald, fungal rots, wilt, or other injury to fruit or vegetables as the result of storage
Uniform means that the variation in size of fruit or vegetables sized according to any grade prescribed by or determined for the purposes of these regulations is not greater than the allowance for variations prescribed or determined for that grade
Vegetable means any vegetable for the time being specified in Schedule 1 to these regulations unless grown and intended solely for purposes other than human consumption
Wholesale vendor means any person other than a producer who sells fruit or vegetables by way of wholesale.