Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) "Collector" means the Collector of the Nilgiris district. (2) 'forests' includes waste or arable land containing trees and shrubs, pasture and land any other class of land declared by the Government to be a forest by notification issued in this behalf. Provided that in computing the period of limitation for a suit, or any application for the execution of a decree, the time during which such proceeding, attachment injunction, order or claim the enforcement of which is barred under this sub-section shall be excluded. (3) The Government shall receive all rents and profits (including the income from forest produce) accruing from the management of the private forest and shall incur the whole expenditure in the management of the private forest. Explanation:- A forest shall not cease to be such by reason only of the fact that, in a portion hereof, trees or shrubs are felled with or without the permission of the Collector, or lands are cultivated, or rocks, tanks, rivers, or like exist. (4) 'forest produce' shall have the meaning assigned to it in section2 of the (Tamil Nadu) Forest Act, 1882 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1882); (5) 'Government' means the State Government; (6) 'owner' in relation to a forest includes a mortgagee, lessee or other person having right to possession and enjoyment of the forest; (7) 'person' includes a Hindu undivided family, a Marumakkattayan tarwad or tavazhi and an Aliyasantana family or branch (8) 'private forest' means a forest other than a reserved forest constituted under the (Tamil Nadu) Forest Act, 1882 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1882), but does not include land at the disposalof Government as defined in that Act.