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—

"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).