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 1*** the 2[State Government] or any officer empowered by 1*** the 2[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 there under 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—

timber, charcoal, caoutchouc, catechu, wood-oil, resin, natural varnish, bark, lac, mahua flowers, mahua seeds 3[, kuth] and myrabolams, and

4[(4A) "owner " includes a Court of Wards in respect of property under the superintendence or charge of such Court;]

(5) "river " includes any stream, canal, creek or other channels, natural or artifical;

(6) "timber " includes trees when they have fallen or have been felled, and all wood whether cut up or fashioned or hollowed out for any purpose or not; and

(7) "tree " includes palms, 5***, stumps, brush-wood and canes.

STATE AMENDMENTS

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh (UTs)—

(1) "authorised officer " means an officer authorized under sub-section (2) of section 52;

(1A) cattle include elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies, mules, asses, pigs, ram, ewes, sheep, lambs, goats and kids;

(1B) "forest based industry " means an industry or unit in which any forest produce is used as raw material or as a source of energy.

(4) "forest-produce " include—

(5A) "saw mill " means any plant and machinery with which and the premises (including the precincts thereof) in which or in any part of which sawing is carried on with the aid of electrical or mechanical power.

(6A) "transporter " includes a person, a private agency, a Government Department, Corporation or any other agency engaged in transport of forest produce whether on his own or on behalf of any other person;

(8) "wild animal " shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.

[Vide the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notification No. S.O. 1123(E) dated (18-3-2020) and Vide Union Territory of Ladakh Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notification No. S.O.3774(E), dated (23-10-2020).]

Tripura.—

Amendment of section 2. —In section 2 of the principal Act,—

"(8) wild animals shall have same meaning as defined in the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.]

[Vide the Tripura Act 10 of 1984, s. 3]

Uttar Pradesh

Amendment of section 2 of Act no. XVI of 1927.—In section 2 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, for clause (1) the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

"(1) "authorised officer " means an officer authorised under sub-section (1) of section 52-A;

(1-A) "cattle " includes elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies, mules, asses, pigs, rams, ewes, sheep, lambs, goats and kids;"

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 1 of 2001, s. 2]

Uttarakhand.—

Amendment of section 2 of Act no. XVI of 1927.—In section 2 of Indian Forest Act, 1927, hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—

2-A. "authorised officer " means an officer authorised under sub-section (1) of section 52-A.

[Vide Uttaranchal Act 10 of 2002, s. 2]

Maharashtra.—

Amendment of section 2 of Act XVI of 1927.—In section 2 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, in subclause (4), after the words "tamborni leaves " the words "rosha grass, rauwolfia serpentine " shall be inserted.

[Vide Bombay Act XVII of 1956, s. 2]

Amendment of section 2 of Act XVI of 1927.—In section 2 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act "), in sub-clause (a) of clause (4), after the word "kuth " the words ", apta and temburni leaves " shall be inserted.

[Vide Bombay Act XXIV of 1955, s. 2]

Amendment of section 2 of Act XVI of 1927.—In section 2 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, in its application to the State of Maharashtra, in sub-clause (a) of clause (4), for the words ", rosha grans, rauwolfia serpentine " the words "rosha grass including oil derived therefrom, ranwolfia serpentine " shall be substituted.

[Vide Maharashtra Act XXVII of 1968, s. 2]

Amendment of section 2 of Act XVI of 1927.—In section 2 of the principal act, after clause (4A), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:—

"(4B) "Police Officer " means a Police Officer defined in the Bombay Police Act, 1951;

(4C) Revenue Officer means a Revenue Officer as defined in the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879, or where that Code is not in force, as defined in a law corresponding to that Code;

[Vide Maharashtra Act VI of 1961, s. 4]

Insertion of new section 2A in Act XVI of 1927.—After section 2 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—

"2A. Construction of certain references to Central or Bombay Acts.—In the application of this Act to any area of the State of Maharashtra other than the Bombay area thereof, any reference to a provision of a Central or Bombay Act shall, where no such Act is in force in that area, be construed as a reference to the provision of the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area."

[Vide Maharashtra Act VI of 1961, s. 5]

Maharashtra.—

Amendment of section 2 of Act XVI of 1927.—In section 2 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, in its application to the State of Maharashtra (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act "), of In clause (4C), for the words and figures "the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879 (Bom. V of 1879), or, where that Code is not in force, as defined in a law corresponding to that Code;" the words and figures "the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966)" shall be substituted.

[Vide Maharashtra Act VII of 1985, s. 2]

1. The words "the G.G. in C. or " rep. by the A.O. 1937.

2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial Government ".

3. Ins. by Act 26 of 1930, s. 2.

4. Ins. by Act 3 of 1933, s. 2.

5. The word "bamboos " omitted by Act 5 of 2018, s. 2 (w.e.f 23-11-2017).