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THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE CESS ACT, 1940 THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE CESS ACT, 1940 ACT No. XXVII OF 1940 [15th April, 1940] [An Act to provide for setting up and financing a Committee for promoting scientific, technological, social and economic research and education relating to food, agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries.] ( Subs. by the Agricultural Produce Cess (Amdt.) Act, 1950 (12 of 1950), s. 2, for the original long title.) [WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for setting up and finan cing a Committee for promoting scientific, technological, social and economic research and education relating to food, agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries;] (Subs. ibid., s. 3, for the original preamble.) It is hereby enacted as follows:‑ 2. Definition---- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,‑ (a) "Collector" means a Customs‑collector as defined in clause (c) of section 3 of the Sea Customs Act, 1878, or a Collector of Land Customs as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the Land Customs Act, 1924, as the case may be, and VIII of 1878 XIX of 1924. [(b) "the Committee' means the Pakistan Food and Agri culture Committee.]( Subs. by the Agricultural Produce Cess (Amdt.) Act; 1950 (12 of 1950), s. 4, for the original clause (b).)