''In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (a) “ Collector ” means, in reference to cotton consumed in a mill in the Union of Burma, the Collector of the district in which the mill is situated or any other officer appointed by the President of the Union to perform the duties of a Collector under this Act; (b) “ the Committee ” means the Burma Cotton Committee constituted under this Act ; (c) “ cotton ” means raw cotton, whether baled or loose, which has been ginned ; (d) “ Customs-collector ” and “ customs-port ” mean respectively a Customs-collector and a customs-port as defined in section 3 of the Sea Customs Act...''