1. In this Act, unless the context requires a different meaning,(a) “scheme” means a scheme the establishment of which is ordered under section 2;
(b) “product” means a farm product marketed under a joint plan or any other plan provided for in the scheme;
(c) “producer” means a farm operator who markets a product;
(d) “participant” means a producer who participates in a scheme or any group of producers which is recognized as eligible by a scheme and which participates therein;
(e) “annual receipts” means the income from the sale of each unit of a product or an indemnity paid under the Crop Insurance Act (chapter A-30), plus the compensation, subsidies or grants obtained during the year from government agencies;
(f) “net annual income” means the annual receipts from the sale of each unit of a product less expenditures and depreciation;
(g) “stabilized net annual income” means an amount provided for in the scheme, for each unit of a product, established after consultation with the representatives of the producers;
(h) “Régie” means the Régie des assurances agricoles du Québec, established by section 2 of the Crop Insurance Act.