Section 2 — Definitions, Act XXVI of 1881

In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-

(a) "co-operative society" means a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 as amended from time time;

(b) "depositor" means a person who tenders his goods to the warehouseman for storing in his warehouse and includes any person who is a holder in due course of the receipt issued by the warehouseman in respect of such goods and derives title thereto by a proper endorsement or transfer from the depositor or the depositor's lawful transferee ;

[(c) "goods" means agricultural produce as defined in clause (a) of section 2 of the Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962 and such other articles as may be prescribed ;]

(d) "licensed" means a licence granted under section 4 or renewed under section 6 ;

(e) "licensing authority" means the authority specified in the rules to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the licensing authority under this Act or the rules;

(f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(g) "receipt" means a warehouse receipt in the prescribed form issued by a warehouseman to a depositor showing that the goods described therein have been deposited in his warehouse;

(h) "State Government" means the Government of Uttar Pradesh ;

[(i) "warehouse" means any building, structure or other protected enclosure used for the purpose of warehousing ;]

[(j) "warehouseman" means a person carrying on the business of warehousing and includes any person incharge of that business ;]

[(jj) "warehousing" means the business of storing goods on behalf of depositors for preservation or safe custody; and]

(k) "the holder in due course" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.