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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,–– (a) “Director” means the Director of the Force appointed under subsection (1) of section 4 ; (b) “Force” means the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Protection Force constituted under section 3 ; (c) “Force Custody” means the arrest or confinement of a Member of the Force in accordance with rules made under this Act ; (d) Forest property includes,–– (i) “ 1 [Reserved forest]”, “ 2 [Protected forest]”, “village forests”, “forest produce” as defined in 3 [the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927)] ; (ii) “government property” as defined in 4 [the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972)] ; (iii) any other moveable or immoveable property in which the Forest Department or other related organizations have any interest ; (e) “Government” means 5the Government of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] ; (f) Member of the Force includes every person appointed or deputed to the Force ; (g) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (h) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act, shall have the meaning as assigned to them in 6 [the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972) or the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927)].