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THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING AND MARKING) ACT, 1937 THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING AND MARKING) ACT, 1937 ACT No. I of 1937 [24th February, 1937] An Act to provide for the grading and marking of agricultural (Ins. by the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Amend ment Act, 1942 (13 of 1942), s. 2.) [and other] produce WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the grading and mark ing of Agricultural (Ins. by the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Amend ment Act, 1942 (13 of 1942), s. 2.) [and other] produce ; It is hereby enacted as follows :‑ 2. Explanations. In this Act, unless the contrary appears from the subject or context,‑ (a) "agricultural produce" includes all produce of agri culture or horticulture and all articles of food or drink wholly or partly manufactured from any such pro duce, and fleeces and the skins of animals ; (b) "counterfeit" has the meaning assigned to that word by section 28 of the Pakistan Panel Code XVL of 1860; (c) "covering" includes any vessel, box, crate, wrapper, tray or other container ; (d) "grade designation'' means a designation prescribed as indicative of the quality of any scheduled article ; (e) "grade designation mark" means a mark prescribed as representing a particular grade designation ; (f) "quality", in relation to any article, includes the state and condition of the article ; (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (h) "scheduled article" means an article included in the Schedule ; and (i) an article is said to be marked with a grade desig nation mark, if the article itself is marked with a grade designation mark or any covering containing or label attached to such article is so marked.