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In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "sandalwood" means any portion of timber of sandal (santalum album) tree and includes bark, leaves and roots thereof, whether containing heartwood or not and whether in the form of roots, billets, pieces (sawn or otherwise) chips, (whether coloured or not and whether mixed with other ingredients or not) sawdust, spent wood, flakes, pulp or derivatives of sandalwood such as sandalwood oil; (b) "authorised officer" means the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests or any other officer not below the rank of Divisional Forest Officer authorised by the Government for the purpose of this Chapter; (c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.