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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "appointed day" means the date on which this Act comes into force; (b) "Code" means the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 1879; (c) "Collector" includes an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Collector appointed by the State Government to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Collector under this Act; (d) "Forest Act" means the Indian Forest Act, 1927 in its application to the State of Gujarat; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (f) "private forest" means any forest which is not the property of Government, and includes- (i) any land declared before the appointed day to be a forest under section 34A of the Forest Act; (ii) any forest in respect of which any notification issued under section 35 of the Forest Act, is in force immediately before the appointed day; (iii) where in a forest, forest-land vests in any person other than the State Government and trees vest in the State Government, such forest-land; (iv) sites of dwelling houses constructed in such forest which are considered to be necessary for the convenient enjoyment or use of the forest and lands appurtenant thereto; (v) in a case where the State Government and any other person are jointly interested in a forest, the interest of such person in such forest; (g) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act; (h) "Tribunal" means the Gujarat Revenue Tribunal constituted under the Bombay Short title, extent and commencement. Definitions. Bom. V of 1879. XVI of 1927. Bom. XXXI of