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

"contract ginning"

means seed cotton ginned by a ginner on behalf of another arty without the ownership of the cotton passing over to the ginner;

"cotton"

means cotton lint and seed cotton derived from the ball of the cotton plant (Gossypium hirsutum);

"cotton lint"

means the fibre derived from the seed cotton after the seed cotton has been ginned;

"Cotton South Africa"

means Cotton SA NPC a non-profit company registered in terms of the Companies Act, which operates under the name Cotton South Africa;

"ginner"

means any person who gins seed cotton;

"gin"

in relation to seed cotton, means to separate the seed and fibre in seed cotton and ginning has a corresponding meaning;

"seed cotton"

means the lint and seed derived from the ball of the cotton plant (Gossypium hirsutum), before it has been ginned;

"the Act"

means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996).