In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"Agency"

means the Technology Innovation Agency established by section 2:

"Board"

means the Board of the Agency contemplated in section 5;

"Chief Executive Officer"

means the person appointed as such in terms of section 11;

"Department"

means the Department of Science and Technology;

"intellectual property"

means an invention, including any patent applications and registered patents as defined in the Patents Act, 1978 (Act No. 57 of 1978), or any copyright works as defined in the Copyright Act, 1978 (Act No. 98 of 1978), plant breeders rights or designs as defined in the Designs Act, 1995 (Act No. 195 of 1993), or trademarks as defined in the Trademark Act, 1993 (Act No. 194 of 1993);

"Minister"

means the Minister responsible for Science and Technology;

"prescribed"

means prescribed by regulations made in terms of section 16;

"technological innovation"

means the application in practice of creative new ideas, which includes inventions, discoveries and the processes by which new products and services enter the market and the creation of new businesses;

"this Act"

includes the regulations.