(a)      In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.

      (b)      "Clerk" means the clerk of the circuit court for the county with appropriate jurisdiction.

      (c)      "Comptroller" means the Comptroller of the State.

      (d)      "Consumer member" means a nonprofessional member of a regulatory unit who is appointed from the general public.

      (e)      "County" means a county of the State or Baltimore City.

      (f)      "Department" means the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.

      (g)      "Person" means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.

      (h)      "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.

      (i)      "State" means:

            (1)      a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

            (2)      the District of Columbia.