In this Schedule, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall have that meaning, unless the context otherwise indicates—

“Exporter”

means a person who trade pome fruit and stone fruit for export for his own account, or acts as an agent on a commission basis on behalf of producers;

“Municipal market”

means the national fresh produce markets as defined from time to time;

“Pome fruit producer”

means a producer of apples and pears intended for fresh pome fruit exports, domestic fresh consumption, dried fruit and for the production of apple juice concentrate;

“Processor”

means an apple juice concentrate manufacturer or a processor of dried (pome and stone) fruit;

“Retailer”

means a person who trades with pome fruit and stone fruit on a retail level on the domestic market; and

“Stone fruit producer”

means a producer of plums, prunes, peaches, nectarines and apricots intended for fresh stone fruit exports, domestic fresh consumption and dried fruit;

A person shall have a choice to register as either a producer or an exporter or municipal market or retailer or processor. A person who is a producer as well as an exporter or a retailer or a processor, must register as a producer and as an exporter or a retailer or a processor.