2. Definitions.-

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires:

(ix) "Dealer" means any person who carries on the business of buying, selling, supplying or distributing goods, executing works contract, delivering any goods on hire-purchase or any system of payment by instalments; transferring the right to use any goods or supplying by way of or as part of any service, any goods directly or otherwise, whether for cash or for deferred payment, or for commission, remuneration, or other valuable consideration and includes;

(a) a casual trader;

(b) a commission agent, a broker or a del credere agent or an auctioneer or any other mercantile agent, by whatever name called;

(c) a non-resident dealer or an agent of a non-resident dealer, or a local branch of a firm or company or association or body of person whether incorporated or not, situated outside the State;

(d) Government, a local authority, a statutory body, a trust or other body corporate which or who whether or not in the course of business sales, supplies or distribute directly or otherwise goods for cash or for deferred payment or for commission, remuneration or other valuable consideration.

(e) A co-operative society, club or any association which sale goods to its member.

(f) a person who, whether in the course of business or not .-

(i) Sells goods produced by him by manufacture, agriculture, horticulture or otherwise; or

(ii) transfers any goods, including controlled goods whether in pursuance of a contract or not for cash or for deferred payment or for other valuable consideration;

(iii) supplies, by way of or as part of any service or in any other manner whatsoever, goods, being food or any other articles for human consumption or any drink (whether or not intoxicating), where such supply or service is for cash, deferred payment or other valuable consideration;