2. Interpretation
In these Regulations—
“designated officer” means an officer of the Ministry of Agriculture designated under section 15 of the Plant Protection Act;
“fruits” include all edible portions of food plants in the raw or unprocessed state;
“plant pest” means any living stage of any insect, mite, nematode, slug, snail, protozoa or other invertebrate or vertebrate animal, bacterium, fungus, weed, parasitic plant or reproductive part of it, virus, mycoplasma, or any organism similar or allied with any of the foregoing capable of causing damage to any plant or plant product;
“planting material” includes trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, bulbs, roots, seeds, explants and any other plant part capable of propagation;
“soil” means the loose surface material of the earth in which plants grow, in most cases consisting of disintegrated rock with an admixture of organic material and soluble salts;
“vegetables” include all edible portions of food plants in the raw or unprocessed state.