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In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) 'forest' includes waste or communal land containing trees and shrubs, pasture land and any other class of land declared by the [State] Government to be a forest by notification in the [Kerala Government Gazette.] Explanation.- For the purposes of this clause, 'communal land' means any land of the description mentioned in sub-clause (a) or sub-clause (b) of clause (16) of Section 3 of the Madras Estates Land Act, 1908 (Madras Act I of 1908); (b) 'owner' in relation to a forest includes a mortgagee, lessee or other person having right to possession and enjoyment of the forest; (c) 'person' includes a Hindu undivided family, a Marumakkathayam tarwad or tavazhi and an Aliyasantana family or branch; [(d) 'forest offence' means an offence punishable under this Act; (e) the expressions 'Forest Officer', 'tree', 'timber', 'forest produce', 'cattle', 'Magistrate' and 'imprisonment' shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in Section 2 of the Madras Forest Act, 1882 (Madras Act V of 1882).] Substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation Order of 1950. Substituted for the words "Fort St. George Gazette" by the Kerala Adaptation of Laws Order, 1956. Added by S.3 of the Madras Preservation of Private Forests (Amendment) Act, 1955 (Madras Act No. XXXV of 1955).