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Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “Provincial Government”. 6 (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 is to say:— timber, charcoal, caoutchouc, catechu, wood-oil, resin, natural varnish, bark, lac, mahua flowers, mahua seeds 1[ , kuth] and myrabolams, and (b) the following when found in, or brought from, a forest, that is to say:— (i) trees and leaves, flowers and fruits, and all other parts or produce not hereinbefore 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 skins, tusks, horns, bones, silk, cocoons, honey and wax, and all other parts or produce of animals, and (iv) peat, surface soil, rock, and minerals (including limestone, laterite, mineral oils, and all products of mines or quarries); 2[(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, 3***, stumps, brush-wood and canes. STATE AMENDMENTS Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh (UTs).— (i) Section 2.–for clause (1), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:– (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. (ii) for clause (4), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:– (4) “forest-produce” includes— (a) timber, charcoal, caoutchouc, catechu, wood-oil, resin, natural varnish, bark, lac, kuth, myrobalans, dioscorea, firewood, humus, rasaunt, morels (Morchella spp), Aconitum spp, Podophyllum spp, Picrorhizaspp, Trillium spp, Nardostachys spp, Taxus spp, Valerianassp, Rheum spp, wild animals, skins, tusks, horns, bones and all other parts or produce of wild animals whether found in, or brought from, a forest or not; and (b) the following when found in, or brought from, a forest, namely:–– (i) trees and leaves, flowers and fruits, roots and all other parts or produce of trees not specified in clause (a);