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

"Arthropod"

means any stage in the life cycle of an invertebrate member of the animal kingdom that is bilaterally symmetrical with a segmented body, with jointed limbs that are paired and a chitinous external skeleton;

"blemish"

means any external skin defect on the surface of the peach and nectarine which detrimentally affects the appearance of the peach and nectarine;

"bruise"

means any indentation or discoloration directly under the skin;

"consignment"

means—

"container"

means the immediate package in which peaches and nectarines are packed directly and the outer package in which the prepacked units are packed;

"count"

means the number of fruits packed in a container;

"decay"

means a state of decomposition, fungus development, internal insect infestation or internal insect damage with signs of tissue collapse or insect excrement, which detrimentally affects the quality of the peaches and nectarines;

"diameter"

means the largest section measured at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the peach and nectarine;

"discoloured tip"

means that the tip of the peach and nectarine is visually discoloured or is showing signs of glassiness or softness;

"dry crack"

means any crack that exposes the flesh and which has dried out and is sealed off;

"foreign matter"

means any material or substance not normally present in, on or between the peaches and nectarines;

"injury"

means any wound which has pierced the skin of the peach and nectarine and exposes the flesh, with the exception of such wounds which have become completely callused;

"inspector"

means an officer under the control of the Executive Officer or an Assignee or a qualified employee of an Assignee;

"nectarines"

means the fruit of the cultivars Prunus persica var. nucipersica which are grown from the species Prunus persica;

"peaches"

means the fruit of the cultivars which are grown from the species Prunus persica, excluding the cultivars of Prunus persica var. nucipersica;

"prepacked unit"

means any single packing unit for presentation as such to the consumer consisting of peaches and nectarines and the packaging into which the peaches and nectarines were put before being offered for sale;

"split stone"

means a condition which appears when the stone of the peach and nectarine has split along its longitudinal axis;

"the Act"

means the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990);

"visible split stone"

means that the stone of a peach and nectarine is split to such extent that an aperture on the stem end of the peach and nectarine is visually perceptible; and

"woolly"

means that the peach and nectarine is lacking in juice and is spongy and dry.