Definitions.

In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context: - (1) "Cattle" includes elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies, mules, asses, pigs, rams, ewes, sheep, lambs, goats, and kids; (2) "Forest Officer" means any person whom the State Government or my Officer empowered by the State Government in this behalf may appoint to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act or to do anything required by this Act or any rule made thereunder to be done by a Forest Officer; (3) "Forest offence" means an offence punishable under this Act or under any rule made thereunder; (4) "Forest Produce" includes- (a) the following whether found in, or brought from a forest or not, that it to say: - Timber, charcoal, caoutchouc, catechu, wood oil, resin, natural varnish, bark, lac, mahua flowers, mahua seeds and myrabolans, and (b) the following when found in, or brought from a forest, that in to say: - (i) trees, and leaves, flowers and fruits and all other parts or produce not herein before mentioned of trees; (ii) plants not being trees (including grass, creepers, reeds and moss), and all parts or produce of such plants; (iii) wild animals and skim, tasks, horns, bones, silk, cocoons, honey and wax and other parts of produce of animals, and (iv) peat, surface soil, rock, and minerals (including limestone, laterite, mineral oils and at products of mines or quarries); (5) [xxx] (6) "Owner" includes the Court of Wards in respect of property under the Superintendence or charge of such Court; (7) "River" includes any stream, canal, creek or other channels natural or artificial; (8) "Timber" includes trees when they have fallen or have been felled, and all wood whether out up or fashioned or hollowed out for any purposes or not; and (9) "Trees" includes palms, [xxx], stumps, brushwood and canes.