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Ravi runs a unit that packages and processes tea grown by farmers in a district, and also trades in that tea. Under Section 2(1)(k), how is he regarded in relation to the goods if tea is treated as agricultural goods?

Ravi is a producer. For agricultural goods the definition covers the person who produces the goods and includes one who processes or packages them, and it further includes any person who trades or deals in such production. Growing the tea himself is not necessary.

  1. AHe is not a producer because he does not grow the tea
  2. BHe is a producer, since the definition for agricultural goods includes a person who processes or packages the goods, and includes a person who trades or deals in such productionCorrect
  3. CHe is a producer only if he is the registered proprietor
  4. DHe is an authorised user automatically

Explanation

For agricultural goods, producer means the person who produces the goods and includes one who processes or packages them. The definition also includes any person who trades or deals in such production. Producer status does not depend on being registered proprietor or authorised user.

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