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In this Act unless the context otherwise requires, — (a) “fell” or “felling” includes topping, lopping, girdling or otherwise damaging a specified tree ; (b) “goods of Kashmir Art” means articles of wood carving, papier mache, wood work and such other articles as may be declared by notification by the Government as goods of Kashmir Art for purposes of this Act ; (c) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (d) “prescribed authority” means the authority notified as such by the Government and different authorities may be notified for different provisions of this Act ; (e) “specified tree” means walnut and includes such other species of tree whether standing on the State land or private land as may be notified by the Government in the 1 [Government Gazette], but does not include such trees growing in a demarcated forest as defined in * Jammu and Kashmir Forest Act, 1987 ; (f) “timber” means wood of any specified tree whether in logs or cut up in pieces or in any other form but does not include finished goods of Kashmir Art made of such wood.