163. Definitions.- For the purposes of this Part, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "count" in relation to yarn means the relation of length to weight thereof either in the English system or the Metric system, as follows:- (i) The English count for yarn shall be the number of hanks each of 840 yards in length that weight one pound avoirdupois or in other words the number of yards of yarn that weight 8.3 grains. (ii) The metric count for all yarn with the exception of raw and prepared silk shall represent the relation between 1000 meters of yarn to 500 grammes or 2 metres to 1 grammes or in other words half the number of hanks (each of 1,000 metres length) that weigh 500 grammes. The English system of counts may be converted into the metric system of counts and vice versa by the following formulae:- The English count No. of yarn X0.847 the metric count. The metric count No. of yarn X1.181-the English count. (iii) The metric count for raw and prepared silk shall be the weight in grams of 10,000 metres of yarn. (b) "Customs collector" shall have the meaning assigned to the term in the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962). | 